M5.2 earthquake near Sorong, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia on 18 Dec 2021, 18:25 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 Sorong, about 36 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.