The 2010 Papua earthquake was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on June 16, 2010 at 12:16 local time (03:16 UTC) in Papua province of Indonesia. It was preceded by an Mw 6.2 foreshock 10 minutes earlier at 12:06 local time, and followed 42 minutes later by an Mw 6.6 aftershock.[2]