An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 6.6 Guncang Nabire, A Renak Church And Ambles Port Liaison Bridge

A number of students observed the Siriwini Bawah Bridge which was damaged by the earthquake in Nabire Regency, Central Papua Province, Friday (19/9/2025). BETWEEN PHOTOS/Jack/sgd/nz

TIMIKA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Papua Province stated that the Kali Siriwini Bawah Bridge connecting Nabire City with Nabire Port collapsed due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 that rocked the area in the early hours of Friday.

Head of Central Papua BPBD Otis Money said his staff was still collecting data on public facilities and houses damaged by the earthquake.

Several other facilities were affected, including the Catholic Church of Christ King Malompo which had cracked walls and collapsed ceilings.

Many houses around the city of Nabire were cracked. There were also items in the house that fell and were destroyed by the earthquake this morning. There are no fatalities so far," he said when contacted from Timika, Antara, Friday, September 19.

The earthquake also caused communication networks in Nabire to be disrupted. "Until now, the communication network has not been smooth, even this morning it broke up," he said.

BPBD Central Papua continues to coordinate with BPBD Nabire Regency to handle various facilities that were damaged.

"We report data on damage to public facilities and residents' houses to regional leaders to wait for further directions. In principle, we from the province are ready to back up if there are shortcomings," Otis said.

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on Friday at 03.19 WIT. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the earthquake was centered at a coordinate point of 3.47 South Latitude, 135.49 East Longitude or about 29 kilometers northwest of Nabire with a depth of 24 kilometers.