A earthquake with magnitude 6.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Sorong in Indonesia. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:53:32 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/15 / 2015-09-24 15:53:32 / September 24, 2015 @ 3:53 pm. Unique identifier: pt15267052. Ids that are associated to the event: pt15267052. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 64.2 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 64.2 km, 131.261° East, -0.614° South.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Sorong (c. 125 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sorong.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
Did you feel anything?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 29 km N of Sorong, Indonesia.
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Papua Paradise
We are on the island of Birie at Papua Paradise Eco Resort near Batanta island and we felt strong tremors with the over-water bungalows shaking and things falling down. On land now, been waiting for one hour and checking for tsunami alerts. Everyone is packed and prepared, evacuation uphill plan in place. Please keep updating this page!!