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M2.9 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-21 11:47:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on June 21, 2025 at 11:47 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
0abd7527da58117a0a7d5ca9a214daca1c5d5c1c
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-21 11:47:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Barat Daya
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.94000, 131.11000
Temperature
25.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 421 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 436 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 449 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Domine Eduard Osok AirportIndonesia · SOQ · WASS
    20.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Papua Barat Daya

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 82 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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