Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Papua province

Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Papua province

JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake shook the Indonesian province of Papua on late Sunday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 9.16 p.m. local time (1216 GMT) was centered about 53 kilometers (33 miles) northeast of Waren, a coastal town in the province of Papua which borders Papua New Guinea. It struck about 132 kilometers (82 miles) deep, making it an earthquake of intermediate depth, according to Indonesia's seismological agency (BMKG).

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