M6.4 earthquake near Timika, Central Papua
35391 d ago · 23 Nov 1929, 00:01 UTC 227 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 227 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on 23 Nov 1929, 00:01 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Timika, about 52 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.
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