M7.0 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua
8289 d ago · 5 Feb 2004, 21:05 UTC 28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia on 5 Feb 2004, 21:05 UTC at a depth of 17 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Nabire, about 29 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.
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