M7.3 earthquake near Nabire, Central Papua

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia on 7 Feb 2004, 02:42 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nabire, about 89 km away in Central Papua, Indonesia.