The Ms 6.7 Kuril Island earthquake was followed by a second large earthquake
(preliminary Mb 6.7) in Java. The preliminary parameters for this
event are:

25May2001 05:05:57 7.9S 109.8E mb=6.7 NEIS JAWA, INDONESIA

Earthquakes of this magnitude are relatively rare and usually
occur at intermediate or deep hypocenters (100-600 km depth). If
this magnitude holds, this will be the largest earthquake under
Java since a 6.9 on Feb. 11, 1952 (49 years ago). Since 1900,
12 events have been recorded with Mw>=6.5 within 300 km of this
epicenter. Java is heavily populated and a shallow earthquake of this
size in the region could do major damage. A deep earthquake would
be felt, but probably not result in major damage to structures.