Earthquake Information

April 6, 2013 (04:42:36 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.0 Papua, Indonesia

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The region is sparsely populated.

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