M5.1 earthquake near Fakfak, Papua
3104 d ago · 17 Apr 2018, 04:55 UTC 269 km E of Amahai, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 269 km E of Amahai, Indonesia on 17 Apr 2018, 04:55 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Fakfak, about 136 km away in Papua, Indonesia.
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