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M2.6 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-18 18:18:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 18, 2025 at 18:18 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 90 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 43 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
2e5f5187bda41916f406614a5b4eeb3c2d7baf42
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
90.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-18 18:18:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.07000, 139.91000
Temperature
21.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 90 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 90 km
Intermediate
90 km
90 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Papua

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,186 Catalogue entries

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