5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Yalimo District

Jayapura, Papua - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yalimo district in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Tuesday at 03.44 p.m. local time, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said. The epicenter of the quake was located some 60 km northeast of Yalimo district at a depth of 24 km, the agency said. There was no immediate report of casualty or material damage.(*)