M6.5 earthquake near Waisai, Southwest Papua
24926 d ago · 19 Jul 1958, 18:16 UTC 168 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 168 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia on 19 Jul 1958, 18:16 UTC at a depth of 45 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 Waisai, about 89 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.
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