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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Papua – USGS

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Central Papua province early Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake’s epicentre was located 28 kilometres (17 miles) south of the town of Nabire, which is on the Indonesian half of the large Pacific island shared with Papua New Guinea. While the USGS reported the quake at a 6.1 magnitude and depth of 10 kilometres, Indonesia’s BMKG agency put …

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BMKG reported that as of Friday (19.9.2025) morning, there had been 50 earthquakes following the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nabire, Central Papua....

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