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Catastrophe Report 9
February 24th – July 25th 2006 |
Earthquake - Indonesia
| Territory: |
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Indonesia |
| Region: |
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Java |
| Date: |
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27 May 2006 |
| Event: |
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Earthquake |
| Impact: |
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Around five million people live within 50 km
of the epicentre, including many on the densely populated Bantul
Plain. It is not surprising, therefore, that despite its relatively
small size, the impact of the earthquake was severe. Final estimates
put the death toll at 5,778, with more than 37,883 injured.
Over 140,000 homes were completely destroyed, and a further
468,000 damaged. In early July, a quarter of a million people
were still displaced. More than 260 schools were destroyed,
along with hundreds of government buildings and 50 km of roads.
Total economic losses are estimated to be in excess of US$3.1
billion. |
| Summary: |
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At 05.54 local time, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake
struck the south coast of Java close to the towns of Galur and
Bantul, some 10 - 15 km SSE of the city of Yogjakarta and 455
km ESE of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. At a depth of around
17 km, the earthquake was shallow, occurring within the Sunda
Plate that overlies the Australian Plate, which is subducting
beneath it to the south of Java. The quake was felt across much
of Java and also in the island of Bali to the east. Ground shaking
reached intensity IX in the plain of Bantul to the south of
Yogjakarta, VIII in Yogjakarta itself, V at Surakarta, IV at
Salatiga and Blitar, and II at Surabaya. Hundreds of aftershocks,
with magnitudes up to 5.2 occurred in the weeks following the
main shock, but no tsunami was reported. Speculation that the
quake was related to activity at the Merapi volcano, less than
50 km from the epicentre, remains unfounded. |
| Data sources: |
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usneb6.php#details
Reliefweb
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=EQ-2006-000064-IDN&rc=3
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| Additional sources:
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British Geological Survey
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/latest/java_26052006.htm
Preliminary damage report. Indonesian government & international
partners
http://www.eeri.org/lfe/pdf/Indonesia_Yogyakarta_Damage_Risk_Assmt_ExecSum.pdf
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| Image: |
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Collapsed houses in the town of Klaten, 20 km
NE of the city of Yogjakarta Courtsey: USAID.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Klaten_collapsed_houses.jpg
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