The May 2006 Java earthquake occurred at 05:54 local time on 27 May 2006 (22:54 GMT 26 May), in the Indian Ocean around 25 km (16 mi) south-southwest of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, near Galur, on the southern side of the island of Java (7.962°S 110.458°E), 10 km below the seabed, with a magnitude of 6.2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more