6.1 quake hits Central Papua, says USGS

A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Central Papua province, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, with no initial reports of casualties.

The USGS said the earthquake’s epicentre was located 28km south of the town of Nabire in the Central Papua province, which is on the Indonesian half of the large Pacific island shared with Papua New Guinea.