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M2.5 Earthquake near Mamda Yawan, Papua (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-08-09 08:10:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Mamda Yawan, Papua (Indonesia) on August 9, 2026 at 08:10 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 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 41 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
878e857eb410327cef3635b034df1195cacaea0b
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
34.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-09 08:10:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Papua
City
Mamda Yawan
County
Jayapura
Village
Mamda Yawan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.60000, 140.35000
Temperature
18.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34 km
Shallow
34 km
34 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: 483 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 484 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-25

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

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,200 Catalogue entries

Of 1,199 other entries for this area and period, 1,085 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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