M6.0 earthquake near Ransiki, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia on 17 Nov 1985, 14:20 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Ransiki, about 33 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.