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M2.5 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-24 16:04:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 24, 2025 at 16:04 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
4754ac8e4ecc6ac077f01dcd00ea1e69ff0fd671
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
12.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-24 16:04:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.34000, 140.31000
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12 km
Shallow
12 km
12 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 494 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 496 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportIndonesia · DJJ · WAJJ
    35.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

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

Papua

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,193 Catalogue entries

Of 1,192 other entries for this area and period, 1,079 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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