48 Times Aftershocks Occurred After The M 6.0 Yogyakarta Earthquake

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that up to Saturday at 18.00 WIB, 48 aftershocks occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) on Friday (30/6) at 19.57 WIB.

"There were 48 aftershocks until 18.00 WIB, the earthquake interval had collapsed," said Head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center Daryono as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, July 1.

According to BMKG monitoring, the magnitude of the aftershock is the largest 4.2.

The BMKG appealed to residents to avoid buildings that were cracked or damaged by the earthquake and to inspect residential buildings to ensure that no damage could endanger the stability of the building before returning to the house.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 that occurred on Friday (30/6) at 19.57 WIB was at sea at a depth of 67 km at coordinates 8.63 degrees South Latitude and 110.08 degrees East Longitude, 81 km south of Wates City, Special Region of Yogyakarta.