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Event: EQ Earthquake Number: 2006-000087 Country: IDN Indonesia Location: south of Java Date (YMD): 2006-7-18 Time: 15:19 Duration: Magnitude: 7.7 Information Source: USGS Comments: M7.7 Earthquake occurred at south of Java, 9.334?S, 107.263?E, 10km depth. The earthquake occurred as a result of thrust-faulting on the boundary between the Australia plate and the Sunda plate. On this part of their mutual boundary, the Australia plate moves north-northeast with respect to the Sunda plate at about 59 mm/year. The Australia plate thrusts beneath the Sunda plate at the Java trench, south of Java, and is subducted to progressively greater depths beneath Java and north of Java. The earthquake occurred on the shallow part of the plate boundary, about 50 km north of the Java trench. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TS-2006-000087-IDN Tsunami,Indonesia: The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major earthquake occurred 225 km (140 miles) NE of Christmas Island or 355 km (220 miles) S of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia at 2:19 AM MDT, Jul 17, 2006 (3:19 PM local time in Indonesia). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. At least 100 people killed, 150 injured and many buildings destroyed by a tsunami with wave heights of at least two meters in the Pangandaran area. Felt as far as Jakarta. A tsunami with wave heights of 60 cm reported at Christmas Island.