A powerful 6.3 Magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Java in Indonesia has claimed in excess of 5,700 lives according to revised figures by Indonesian officials. Approximately 36,000 are injured with as many as 343,000 homeless, according to recent reporting by the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Relief operations by domestic, national, and international agencies are providing ongoing assistance to earthquake survivors.

The earthquake struck early on the morning on May 27 (local time) south of the city of Yogyakarta. Nearby Mt. Merapi has also experienced increased local volcanic activity since the earthquake, although the exact correlation between the two events is unclear.

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Above: Devastation from the earthquake in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province. (Sources (Top): National Geographic, FoxNews; (Bottom) ABC News).

Above Left: Location of the earthquake epicenter (red square) and Mt. Merapi (orange triangle) on the Indonesian island of Java (Source: Derived from PDC's Natural Hazards Atlas). Above Right: Mt. Merapi’s local eruptions from earlier this month (Source: Reuters).