Earthquake off Java 2006, 20th anniversary on 17 July

Jul 17, 2026

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Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 20, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; A volunteer counts the bodies of dead tsunami victims before a mass funeral. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java killing more than 550 people, leaving over 600 injured. Over 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Toto Santiko Budi JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xTotoxSantikoxBudix
Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 20, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; Coffins lay helter skelter in a graveyard destroyed by the tsunami. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java killing more than 550 people, leaving over 600 injured. Over 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Toto Santiko Budi JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xTotoxSantikoxBudix
Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 20, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; A speedboat stranded on Pangandaran Beach. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java killing more than 550 people, leaving over 600 injured. Over 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Toto Santiko Budi JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xTotoxSantikoxBudix
Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 20, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; A mother and her child walk pass donations from foreign NGO in the hills of Pangandaran. The villagers who survived the tsunami still worry about the possibilities of another earthquake and tsunami. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java killing more than 550 people, leaving over 600 injured. Over 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Toto Santiko Budi JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xTotoxSantikoxBudix
Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 19, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; Residents houses in Pangandaran Beach on Wednesday morning after hit by tsunami two days before. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java and has taken more than 550 lives, leaving over 600 injured, around 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Toto Santiko Budi JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xTotoxSantikoxBudix
Over 500 Dead in Java Tsunami Jul 19, 2006; Ciamis, West Java, INDONESIA; Indonesia couple Rina and Dadi collect usable items from their house which swept away by Monday s tsunami in Pangandaran beach area. A tsunami hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java and has taken more than 550 lives, leaving over 600 injured, around 38,000 others have been displaced by the disaster. An earthquake around 240km beneath the ocean floor caused the giant black wave to sweep 300m inland, destroying homes, hotels and people. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ng Swan Ti JiwaFoto ZUMA Press. ( ) Copyright 2006 by JiwaFoto Ciamis West Java INDONESIA Copyright: xNgxSwanxTix
Java, Indonesia Natural Disaster, Earthquake 17 06 2006, Gantiwarno, Klaten, Indonesia, IDN Earthquake Java A Woman Removing Debris Gantiwarno Klaten Indonesia
Java, Indonesia Natural disaster, earthquake 17 06 2006, Gantiwarno, Klaten, Java, Indonesia, IDN Earthquake Java Children at rubble disposal Gantiwarno Klaten Indonesien
Indonesische Soldaten verbrennen während der Aufräumarbeiten Schutt nach dem verheerenden Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -
Flüchtling verlässt mit einem Baby auf dem Arm und seinem Fahrrad ein Flüchtlingslager nach dem verheerenden Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -
Rettungskräfte bereiten anonyme Todesopfer des Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java für die Beerdigung vor - Indonesien
Rettungskraft zieht ein Fahrrad aus dem Meer nach dem Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -
Einheimische durchsuchen die Ruinen ihrer zerstörten Häuser nach dem Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -
Angehörige trauern um die Opfer des Tsunami in der Region Pangandaran auf Java -

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Java, Indonesia Natural Disaster, Earthquake 17 06 2006, Gantiwarno, Klaten, Indonesia, IDN Earthquake Java A Woman Removing Debris Gantiwarno Klaten Indonesia

Java, Indonesia Natural disaster, earthquake 17 06 2006, Gantiwarno, Klaten, Java, Indonesia, IDN Earthquake Java Children at rubble disposal Gantiwarno Klaten Indonesien

Indonesische Soldaten verbrennen während der Aufräumarbeiten Schutt nach dem verheerenden Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -

Flüchtling verlässt mit einem Baby auf dem Arm und seinem Fahrrad ein Flüchtlingslager nach dem verheerenden Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -

Rettungskräfte bereiten anonyme Todesopfer des Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java für die Beerdigung vor - Indonesien

Rettungskraft zieht ein Fahrrad aus dem Meer nach dem Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -

Einheimische durchsuchen die Ruinen ihrer zerstörten Häuser nach dem Tsunami in Pangandaran auf Java -

Angehörige trauern um die Opfer des Tsunami in der Region Pangandaran auf Java -