Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits West Papua in Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck West Papua in Indonesia on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

JAKARTA, Mar 27 (WAM/APP): An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck West Papua in Indonesia on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to GFZ.

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