M7.0 earthquake near Teminabuan, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 141 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia on 9 Nov 1930, 19:08 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Teminabuan, about 128 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.