M6.6 earthquake near Sorong, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 28 km N of Sorong, Indonesia on 24 Sept 2015, 15:53 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Sorong, about 29 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.