Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Papua in eastern Indonesia: USGS
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia, on Tuesday, with no tsunami threat reported, authorities confirmed. The quake’s epicenter was 193 km northwest of Abepura.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 12 August 2025
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat.
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