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M4.5 Earthquake near 177 km NE of Agats, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-03-20 17:14:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
59.2 km
Source
USGS

177 km NE of Agats, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

On March 20, 2025 at 17:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 177 km NE of Agats, Indonesia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 59 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
154f0c5dc3ca47bd8ef783dda75671163879fdff
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
59.2 km
UTC time
2025-03-20 17:14:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-4.32640, 139.17970

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 59.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 59.2 km
Shallow
59.2 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Wamena AirportIndonesia · WMX · WAVV
    35.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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