M6.3 earthquake near Manokwari, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 109 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia on 27 Apr 1944, 19:05 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Manokwari, about 110 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.