M5.3 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.3 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-12 16:58:34 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

On August 12, 2025 at 16:58 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-12 16:58:34 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Papua
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-2.19000, 138.93000
Temperature
23.0°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani180.8 kmE44'779
Jayapura202.3 kmE410'852

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First 6 hours3
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours11
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0

Historical context nearby

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Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥443
Earlier events M≥510
Compared since2025-01-13

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