M4.5 earthquake near Biak, Papua

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 130 km E of Biak, Indonesia on 17 Apr 2022, 09:32 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Biak, about 131 km away in Papua, Indonesia.