The Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment for the Yogyakarta and Central Java natural disaster of May 27, 2006, provides a detailed analysis of the earthquake's impact. The earthquake struck early in the morning, taking 5,701 lives, injuring more than 40,000 people, and displacing over 600,000 individuals. The disaster's impact was exacerbated by the ongoing volcanic activity of Mount Merapi, which forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.