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M6.5 earthquake near Biak, Papua

41011 d ago · 5 Jul 1914, 21:51 UTC 110 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia on 5 Jul 1914, 21:51 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Biak, about 111 km away in Papua, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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