M6.3 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia on 11 Dec 2002, 03:49 UTC at a depth of 10 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 65 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.