M6.7 earthquake near Ransiki, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia on 21 Apr 2012, 01:16 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Ransiki, about 17 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.