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M7.0 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

40454 d ago · 13 Jan 1916, 06:18 UTC 27 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia on 13 Jan 1916, 06:18 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 Nabire, about 28 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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