M6.1 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia on 8 Sept 2012, 10:51 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Nabire, about 48 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.