M6.3 earthquake near Sentani, Papua
8765 d ago · 17 Oct 2002, 17:52 UTC 119 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia on 17 Oct 2002, 17:52 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Sentani, about 118 km away in Papua, Indonesia.
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