Indonesia

M2.6 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-18 19:05:28 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on September 18, 2025 at 19:05 UTC. With a focal depth of about 26 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
3570cc43bb60894c6b3a87768d20b5003d2758bc
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
26.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 19:05:28 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.42000, 135.55000
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 26 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 26 km
Shallow
26 km
26 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Old Nabire AirportIndonesia
    8.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Papua Tengah

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 267 Catalogue entries

Of 266 other entries for this area and period, 224 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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