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M2.8 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-27 17:01:00 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 27, 2025 at 17:01 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 24 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 33 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.9.

Details

ID
694fe32b53da21de1de362e79a7a0dc2126f4174
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-27 17:01:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.94000, 134.27000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24 km
Shallow
24 km
24 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Airports

  • Rendani AirportIndonesia · MKW · WAUU
    25.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Papua Barat

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 250 Catalogue entries

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