M5.4 earthquake near Sentani, Papua
3350 d ago · 14 Aug 2017, 23:49 UTC 138 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 138 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia on 14 Aug 2017, 23:49 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Sentani, about 138 km away in Papua, Indonesia.
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