M6.7 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua
20431 d ago · 8 Nov 1970, 22:35 UTC 12 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia on 8 Nov 1970, 22:35 UTC at a depth of 22 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 12 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.
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