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M2.6 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-30 14:45:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 30, 2025 at 14:45 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
79ea505485c27095192b995d9beec47d0b8617f4
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-30 14:45:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.32000, 140.52000
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 km
11 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 498 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportIndonesia · DJJ · WAJJ
    28.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

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

Papua

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,194 Catalogue entries

Of 1,193 other entries for this area and period, 966 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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