M6.4 earthquake - 151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia on 5 Oct 1947, 18:40 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 152 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.