M6.9 earthquake near Manokwari, West Papua

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 68 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia on 19 Jul 1934, 01:27 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 Manokwari, about 68 km away in West Papua, Indonesia.