Quake hits Indonesia near Papua coast

By IANS,

Beijing : An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the area near the south coast of Papua in Indonesia Saturday, Xinhua reported.


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According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 5.38 GMT.

The quake’s epicentre, having a depth of 18.30 km, was initially determined to be at 4.6893 degrees south latitude and 134.0967 degrees east longitude.

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