M7.1 earthquake near Sorong, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 61 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia on 10 Aug 1927, 11:36 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Sorong, about 61 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.