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5.9-magnitude quake hits West Papua, Indonesia: GFZ

Xinhua
| March 27, 2026
2026-03-27

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted West Papua, Indonesia, at 2250 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 3.36 degrees south latitude and 139.40 degrees east longitude. Enditem

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