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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, with no tsunami warning issued and no immediate damage reported.
The quake hit at approximately 2:48 pm local time (0548 GMT), with its epicentre around 200 kilometres from Jayapura at a depth of 35 kilometres. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii confirmed there was no tsunami threat.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the tremor at magnitude 6.4 and a shallower depth of 16 kilometres. BMKG’s earthquake and tsunami director, Daryono, stated that no aftershocks had been observed so far.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago, experiences frequent seismic activity due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a zone where tectonic plates collide. Papua lies on the western half of the large island shared with Papua New Guinea.
