M6.1 earthquake near Teminabuan, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 153 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia on 18 Sept 1941, 02:05 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Teminabuan, about 130 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.