M6.7 earthquake near Tiom, Highland Papua
10306 d ago · 29 Jul 1998, 18:00 UTC 192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia on 29 Jul 1998, 18:00 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Tiom, about 145 km away in Highland Papua, Indonesia.
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