A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck on land at 1:42 pm (0442 GMT) at a depth of 75 kilometres (46 miles), 272 kilometres west-south-west of provincial capital Jayapura, the USGS said.
Local seismologists had measured the quake at 7.2 magnitude. People in the capital of the huge province told AFP they felt the quake strongly and hundreds went running into the streets. Narsi Bay said she was in a meeting on the first floor of a hotel in Jayapura when she felt "strong shaking".