M6.0 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 111 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia on 4 Jan 1994, 19:31 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Nabire, about 111 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.