JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Sunday local time, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centered 162 kilometers (101 miles) northeast of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It happened at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).
