On 27 May , a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck roughly southwest of Merapi , killing at least 5,000 and leaving at least 200,000 people homeless in the Yogyakarta region , heightening fears that Merapi would " blow " . The quake did not appear to be a long-period oscillation , a seismic disturbance class that is increasingly associated with major volcanic eruptions . A further 11,000 villagers were evacuated on 6 June as lava and superheated clouds of gas poured repeatedly down its upper slopes towards Kaliadem , a location that was located southeast of Mt. Merapi . The pyroclastic flows are known locally as " wedhus gembel " ( Javanese for " shaggy goat " ) . There were two fatalities as the result of the eruption
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
Mount Merapi