TIMIKA, Indonesia: A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a coastal region of Papua in eastern Indonesia on Saturday morning and was followed by two weaker ones minutes later, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The first two quakes — the second, a 5.8-magnitude tremor — hit at a relatively shallow depth of 15 kilometers, about 272 km (169 miles) from the town of Abepura, according to the USGS.

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