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M5.3 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-17 04:13:06 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) 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: 49 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

ID
2263bf59e97d19d03b034acba022fd54db1d4b28
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

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33.1 km
Shallow
33.1 km
33.1 km — shallower than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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

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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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 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 06:15:33 UTC8.0 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 06:58:37 UTC56.4 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-10-17 09:15:58 UTC129.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-10-17 10:11:40 UTC141.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.82025-10-17 11:04:41 UTC64.0 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-10-17 14:07:56 UTC34.3 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.92025-10-17 17:30:13 UTC117.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 23:17:05 UTC74.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-10-18 01:15:46 UTC59.4 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.02025-10-18 05:01:26 UTC73.0 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Papua

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 691 Catalogue entries

Of 690 other entries for this area and period, 10 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#16
Earlier events M≥4104
Earlier events M≥531
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC9.8 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 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]

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