M6.5 earthquake near Teminabuan, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 161 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia on 12 Sept 1941, 07:02 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 Teminabuan, about 140 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.