M5.6 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.6 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-11 20:09:48 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia) on July 11, 2025 at 20:09 UTC. 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 event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 65 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-11 20:09:48 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Papua Barat
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-4.44000, 132.63000
Temperature
27.4°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tual132.9 kmS90'007
Sorong424.1 kmN219'958

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