M6.0 earthquake near Batang, Central Java

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 87 km N of Batang, Indonesia on 11 Jul 1997, 09:55 UTC at a depth of 574 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Batang, about 88 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.