M6.3 earthquake near Teminabuan, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Fef, Indonesia on 16 Jul 1967, 13:34 UTC at a depth of 29 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 Teminabuan, about 105 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.