M6.2 earthquake near Manokwari, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia on 29 Jan 2001, 23:21 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Manokwari, about 84 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.