M5.1 earthquake near Waisai, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 113 km NW of Sorong, Indonesia on 6 Sept 2019, 21:14 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Waisai, about 13 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.