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M6.6 earthquake near Biak, Papua

5966 d ago · 16 Jun 2010, 03:58 UTC 135 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 135 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia on 16 Jun 2010, 03:58 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Biak, about 135 km away in Papua, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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