M5.1 earthquake - 154 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 154 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia on 11 Sept 2017, 02:42 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nabire, about 154 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.