M5.3 earthquake near Fakfak, Papua

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 245 km E of Amahai, Indonesia on 2 Nov 2020, 18:01 UTC at a depth of 12 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 141 km away in Papua, Indonesia.