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M6.5 Depth: 24.0 km

M6.5 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.5 earthquake was recorded near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia) on October 16, 2025 at 05:48 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 24 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 58 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-2.20000, 138.85000
Temperature
27.9°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani189.2 kmE44'779
Jayapura210.8 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 250 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

96%Similarity M6.42025-08-12 UTC 10.5 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 4.0 km 95%Similarity M6.52025-08-12 UTC 16.4 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 14.0 km 95%Similarity M6.32025-08-12 UTC 10.2 km ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 4.0 km 91%Similarity M6.32025-08-12 UTC 21.0 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 14.0 km 82%Similarity M5.32025-08-12 UTC 9.0 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 1.2Depth difference: 14.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours17
First 24 hours43
First 72 hours69
Strongest subsequent eventM6.7
M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC10.4 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.32025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC17.8 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC6.8 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia] M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC12.4 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC12.2 kmSarmi M3.82025-10-16 06:04:38 UTC59.7 km M3.92025-10-16 06:12:30 UTC49.8 km M3.62025-10-16 06:16:21 UTC23.2 km M4.42025-10-16 06:24:29 UTC46.7 km M4.32025-10-16 06:30:19 UTC51.3 km M4.22025-10-16 07:16:44 UTC57.4 km M3.02025-10-16 07:30:06 UTC4.6 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥4103
Earlier events M≥515
Compared since2025-01-06

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.52025-08-12 08:24:25 UTC16.4 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.42025-08-12 08:24:25 UTC10.5 kmWest Papua, Indonesia M6.32025-08-12 08:24:25 UTC10.2 km M6.32025-08-12 08:24:22 UTC21.0 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M5.32025-08-12 16:58:34 UTC9.0 kmWest Papua, Indonesia

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