No initial reports of casualties were reported after a 6. 1 magnitude earthquake of magnitude 64.1 hit Indonesia’s Central Papua province on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The epicentre of the earthquake was 28 kilometers (17 miles) south of Nabire, in the Central Papua province, which is located on the Indonesian-half of the large Pacific island that is part of Papua New Guinea, according to the USGS.
No casualties have been reported from the earthquake, according to Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency.
According to a statement from Abdul, “Initial monitoring also discovered broken glass in an airport, collapsed ceilings in a governor’s office, a damaged bridge, and power and telecommunication networks shut down.”
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Local residents who rushed outside immediately were woken by the eerie rumble.
“The earthquake struck on Thursday at 3 o’clock (GMT)].” I ran outside with other family members while I was sound asleep, according to Cicilia Mamman, 37, who was also an AFP reporter.
The earthquake was described as 6. 1 magnitude and 10 kilometers in length, but Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency upgraded to a 6. 6 magnitude magnitude after a previous 6. 6 kilometer reading.
As of 7:30 am Jakarta time, Daryono, the agency’s head of earthquake and tsunami mitigation, disclosed on X that 50 aftershocks had been recorded, with the largest of which had a magnitude of 5. 1 .
Due to its position on the “Ring of Fire,” a vast archipelago, Indonesia frequently experiences earthquakes.
Source: Channels TV
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