Aftershocks Continue to Shake Jayapura, 2,137 People Evacuate
Shallow earthquakes struck Jayapura up until Friday 7 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (WIT), with a total of five earthquakes hitting Papua’s capital city in the morning, afternoon and evening up until 5:54 p.m. WIT.
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Residents in one of the evacuation posts in the Batu Putih area, Jayapura City, Papua, Friday (10/2/2023). They evacuated after the magnitude 5.2 earthquake that left four residents dead.
JAYAPURA, KOMPAS – Aftershocks continue to shake Jayapura, Papua, until Friday (10/2/2023) after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the area on Thursday (9/2). A total of 2,137 people have fled to 16 evacuation sites.
Shallow earthquakes struck Jayapura up until Friday 7 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (WIT), with a total of five earthquakes hitting Papua’s capital city in the morning, afternoon and evening up until 5:54 p.m. WIT.