M6.0 earthquake - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia on 8 Apr 1931, 19:03 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Biak, about 180 km away in Papua, Indonesia.