M6.0 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia on 2 Jan 1963, 14:56 UTC at a depth of 25 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.