M5.5 earthquake near Fakfak, Papua

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 265 km E of Amahai, Indonesia on 17 Apr 2018, 02:52 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 Fakfak, about 129 km away in Papua, Indonesia.