M6.7 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia on 8 Feb 2004, 08:58 UTC at a depth of 26 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 38 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.