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M5.9 Earthquake near 60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-07-26 05:31:44 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia

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M5.9 Earthquake near 60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia · 2025-07-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia · 2025-07-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 26, 2025 at 05:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near 60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
71ca7bd0ed5c5db93962a6f70aec147517b1b37e
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-26 05:31:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-0.41900, 131.54800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sorong60.3 kmSW219'958
General Santos1014.1 kmNW722'059

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 470 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 471 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 484 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Domine Eduard Osok AirportIndonesia · SOQ · WASS
    60.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Marinda AirportIndonesia · RJM · WASN
    86.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours8
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.7
M5.72025-07-26 05:31:46 UTC0.1 km60 km NNE of Sorong, Indonesia M5.72025-07-26 05:31:46 UTC2.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M5.62025-07-26 05:31:48 UTC10.4 kmWest Papua Region, Indonesia M3.62025-07-26 05:47:03 UTC20.9 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.92025-07-26 05:53:33 UTC17.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.52025-07-26 07:36:37 UTC6.9 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.92025-07-26 09:20:33 UTC5.9 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.52025-07-26 11:16:30 UTC5.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-07-28 13:51:25 UTC114.4 kmPAPUA REGION, INDONESIA M3.32025-08-08 01:22:02 UTC130.1 kmPAPUA REGION, INDONESIA M3.12025-08-08 04:04:13 UTC13.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.82025-08-08 21:54:13 UTC6.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥45
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-05-21

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-07-07 10:41:05 UTC98.0 kmWest Papua Region, Indonesia M4.82025-07-07 10:41:07 UTC102.7 km19 km ENE of Waisai, Indonesia M4.82025-07-07 10:41:06 UTC100.9 kmPAPUA REGION, INDONESIA M4.82025-05-21 12:27:27 UTC34.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.42025-07-20 04:01:35 UTC100.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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