Papua Earthquake Strongest To Hit Region in 2011

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Papua in Indonesia late on Tuesday, according to Geoscience Australia.

The quake struck at 10:05 p.m. local time (2:05 p.m. GMT) at an estimated depth of 20.3 km (12.6 miles).

The epicentre was located 209 km (129 miles) west of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, and 274 km (170 miles) west of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG.

It was the strongest earthquake to rattle Papua in 2011. An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale was recorded on the morning of 15 May. A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit on 12 March.