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M5.3 Depth: 33.1 km

M5.3 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-10-17 04:13:06 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on October 17, 2025 at 04:13 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 33 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 55 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
33.1 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 04:13:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.24520, 138.98030
Temperature
28.9°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani174.0 kmE44'779
Jayapura195.7 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

94%Similarity M5.32025-08-12 UTC 8.3 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 23.1 km 92%Similarity M5.12025-10-16 UTC 6.8 kmNear North Coast of West Papua ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 23.1 km 91%Similarity M5.12025-10-17 UTC 10.2 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 23.1 km 91%Similarity M5.02025-10-16 UTC 14.8 km173 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 1.9 km 91%Similarity M4.92025-08-24 UTC 11.8 km180 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 1.9 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours6
First 24 hours11
First 72 hours34
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M5.32025-10-17 04:13:07 UTC8.4 km180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia M3.32025-10-17 05:21:42 UTC33.3 km M3.22025-10-17 06:15:33 UTC8.0 km M3.22025-10-17 06:58:37 UTC56.4 km M2.62025-10-17 09:15:58 UTC129.6 km M2.62025-10-17 10:11:40 UTC141.1 km M2.82025-10-17 11:04:41 UTC64.0 km M3.42025-10-17 14:07:56 UTC34.3 km M2.92025-10-17 17:30:13 UTC117.6 km M3.22025-10-17 23:17:05 UTC74.7 km M3.42025-10-18 01:15:46 UTC59.4 km M3.02025-10-18 05:01:26 UTC73.0 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#12
Earlier events M≥4101
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-01-13

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC15.3 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC10.8 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC9.8 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC14.0 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia] M6.52025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC15.3 kmWest Papua, Indonesia

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