Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Papua region, followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later, says US Geological Survey
Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific"Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide.
Both quakes Saturday morning hit at a relatively shallow depth of 15 kilometres, about 272 kilometres from the town of Abepura, according to the USGS.
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