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M5.0 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-01-01 06:01:59 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2026-01-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2026-01-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 1, 2026 at 06:01 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 137 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 33 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.1.

Details

ID
6bc6b353fb0c4242c98c2f8da36454319cc2ba57
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
136.7 km
UTC time
2026-01-01 06:01:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Pegunungan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-4.23390, 138.43880
Temperature
29.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 136.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 136.7 km
Intermediate
136.7 km
136.7 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tiom34.5 kmN21'324
Timika199.9 kmW142'909

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Wamena AirportIndonesia · WMX · WAVV
    59.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Bokondini AirportIndonesia · BUI · WAVB
    66.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

Papua Pegunungan

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 50 Catalogue entries

Of 49 other entries for this area and period, 0 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥417
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-02-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.62025-03-31 11:12:20 UTC119.3 km172 km NE of Agats, Indonesia M4.52025-03-20 17:14:17 UTC82.8 km177 km NE of Agats, Indonesia M4.42025-12-03 19:19:45 UTC94.3 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.42025-09-02 22:33:53 UTC60.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.42025-06-17 17:10:13 UTC98.8 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA

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