Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Mamberamo Raya, Papua, on Tuesday, at 6:41 am Indonesia Eastern Time (WIT), resulting in one casualty and damaging several houses, according to the Mamberamo Natural Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD).

Head of the BPBD Marthen Rumbino stated that the victim was identified as 15-year-old Naftali Kruwei.

The victim slipped while fishing, but his body has been found.

Apart from the damage caused to the buildings, two houses, a mobile hospital, a warehouse, and 50 meters of the highway, among others, also bore the brunt of the quake, Rumbino remarked.

"The quakes epicenter was located at a depth of 49 kilometers below sea level and 75 kilometers southeast of Mamberamo Raya," he revealed.

The quakes epicenter was also located 81 kilometers northeast of Tolikara and 99 kilometers northwest of Mamberamo, Papua.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 2.87 degrees South Latitude and 138.53 degrees East Longitude.

"The temblor, however, did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami," he added.

Editor: Ade P Marboen
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