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M2.6 Earthquake near Southwest Papua (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-07-31 04:09:39 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

Southwest Papua · Southwest Papua

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About this earthquake

On July 31, 2026 at 04:09 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near Southwest Papua (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 46 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
8b8100348916e783d9183879d183bbf36acf617b
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-07-31 04:09:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Southwest Papua
City
Southwest Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.77000, 131.34000
Temperature
29.4°C

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
10 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.

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 448 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 455 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 458 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 473 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Domine Eduard Osok AirportIndonesia · SOQ · WASS
    15.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Southwest Papua

Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 Catalogue entries

Of 40 other entries for this area and period, 23 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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