M5.0 earthquake near Biak, Papua

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 93 km WSW of Insrom, Indonesia on 6 Jun 2018, 04:53 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 Biak, about 98 km away in Papua, Indonesia.