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M2.7 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-09 18:20:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 9, 2025 at 18:20 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 44 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
3661b931761ea645755a5f9668c4f6defaa2dcc5
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-09 18:20:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Barat Daya
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.70000, 131.48000
Temperature
27.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 461 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 470 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 475 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 478 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 481 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Domine Eduard Osok AirportIndonesia · SOQ · WASS
    30.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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Papua Barat Daya

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 83 Catalogue entries

Of 82 other entries for this area and period, 38 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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