M5.9 earthquake near Jayapura, Papua
3674 d ago · 24 Sept 2016, 11:04 UTC 65 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 65 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia on 24 Sept 2016, 11:04 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Jayapura, about 66 km away in Papua, Indonesia.
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