Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - 248 km southeast of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 09:50 GMT

Date & time: Jun 26, 2010 09:50:43 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.07°S / 108.089°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode: 8.07°N / 71.911°W
Nearest volcano: Mandalagiri (82 km / 51 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
78 km (48 mi) S of Kawalu (pop: 50,500) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) S of Singaparna (pop: 48,900) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) S of Tasikmalaya (pop: 271,100) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSW of Ciamis (pop: 123,600) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) S of Rajapolah (pop: 39,800) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) SSE of Paseh (pop: 126,200) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) SSE of Banjaran (pop: 165,000) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) SSE of Cileunyi (pop: 111,500) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) SSE of Bandung (pop: 1,699,700) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) SE of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 10¹³ joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 79 km² (=31 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 15 km (10 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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