M6.1 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia on 19 Mar 1995, 18:34 UTC at a depth of 19 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 111 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.