M6.5 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua
28381 d ago · 1 Feb 1949, 18:15 UTC 32 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia on 1 Feb 1949, 18:15 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 32 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.
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