M6.3 Depth: 10.0 km

M6.3 Earthquake near 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-12 08:24:22 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia) on August 12, 2025 at 08:24 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-12 08:24:22 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Papua
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-2.05700, 138.97330
Temperature
24.5°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani180.3 kmE44'779
Jayapura201.0 kmE410'852

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First 6 hours25
First 24 hours40
First 72 hours44
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

Historical context nearby

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Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥444
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-06

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