M5.2 earthquake near Tiom, Highland Papua
3776 d ago · 14 Jun 2016, 22:09 UTC Papua, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia on 14 Jun 2016, 22:09 UTC at a depth of 27 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Tiom, about 92 km away in Highland Papua, Indonesia.
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