M6.1 earthquake hits eastern Papua, Indonesia
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit eastern Papua, Indonesia at 09:42 UTC on December 16, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 61.1 km (37.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth 68 km (42.2 miles).
The epicenter was located 65.1 km (40.4 miles) ESE of Elelim, 149.4 km (92.8 miles) SSW of Abepura (population 62 248), and 158.8 km (98.7 miles) SSW of Jayapura (population 134 895), Papua, Indonesia.
There are about 220 000 people living within 100 km (62 miles).
Some 4 000 people are estimated to have felt moderate shaking, 353 000 light, and 5 495 000 weak.
Estimated population exposure to earthquake shaking
Selected cities exposed
Regional seismicity
Featured image credit: USGS
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