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JOGJAKARTA EARTHQUAKE

According to the Indonesian Institute for Meteorological and Geophysics (BMG), the strong earthquake that hit Jogyakarta and part of Central Java on May 27, 2006, have magnitude of 5.9 at Richter-scale. The epicenter was detected at 37 kilometer south of Jogyakarta Town, at longitude of 8.24 degree south and latitude 110.43 degree east, at 33,000 meter isodepth. The quake was generated by continuing subduction of Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates that moving at a relatively high speed of averagely 5-7 meter per year. Two of most devastated area by the earthquake of May 27, 2006, i.e. District of Bantul in Jogyakarta and the District of Klaten in Central Java, are precisely situated in a quake's vurnerable path of Opak Creek, one of the very important geological formation of Java Island. After the biggest shake in the morning of 27 May 2006, some following shakes are still happening 4-5 times a day until now (11 June 2006) but not so strong anymore. The stronger one is on last Friday noon, 9 June 2006, 11:24 local time, reported by BMG at magnitude of 3.4 of Richter-scale.

CASUALTIES of EARTHQUAKE in JOGYAKARTA & CENTRAL JAVA (up to 6 June 2006)
No	DISTRICTS	PEOPLE		DAMAGED HOUSES
		DIED	INJURED	FLATTENED	HEAVY	MINOR
PROVINCE of JOGYAKARTA
1	Bantul	4,280	12,023	28,939	40,038	30,906
2	Sleman	285	3,792	5,243	16,003	33,233
3	Jogyakarta Town	185	320	2,164	4,577	2,617
4	Kulon Progo	21	1,508	3,872	5,251	8,888
5	Gunung Kidul	84	1,059	13,543	4,718	16,742
SUB-TOTAL		4,805	18,702	53,761	70,587	92,386
PROVINCE of CENTRAL JAVA
6	Klaten	1,036	18,128	30,298	61,224	93,628
7	Other districts nearby	16	399	584	3,237	2,220
SUB-TOTAL		1,052	18,527	30,882	64,451	95,848
TOTAL		5,857	37,229	84,643	135,048	188,234
source: Media Center Jogyakarta, field stations, and local government bodies.