West Papua Earthquake Magnitude 6.0

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 located in the sea rocked the West Papua region at 16.19 WIB.

BMKG, quoted by Antara, Friday, April 28, noted that the earthquake was centered at 4.68 south latitude and 133.90 east longitude or 125 km northwest of the Aru Islands, Maluku with a depth of 60 km.

BMKG said the earthquake had no potential for a tsunami. People are advised to remain cautious about aftershocks that may occur.