M6.4 earthquake near Manokwari, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 73 km N of Manokwari, Indonesia on 21 Jan 1918, 19:45 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 Manokwari, about 74 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.