M4.2 earthquake - 218 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 218 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia on 5 Nov 2016, 00:20 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sorong, about 219 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.