M6.1 earthquake near Sorong, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Sorong, Indonesia on 11 Jun 1927, 02:32 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Sorong, about 50 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.