M6.0 earthquake near Waisai, Southwest Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia on 23 Mar 1929, 19:59 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Waisai, about 58 km away in Southwest Papua, Indonesia.