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M6.3 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-10-16 05:49:06 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
129.8 km
Source
USP

West Papua, Indonesia

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M6.3 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia · 2025-10-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.3 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia · 2025-10-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near West Papua, Indonesia on October 16, 2025 at 05:49 UTC. At around 130 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
986f4a1c6cd29d5496eaa8b0e1e545ef68cd0be8
Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
129.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 05:49:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-2.24014, 138.78035

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 129.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 129.8 km
Intermediate
129.8 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
Mulia186.2 kmSW35'884
Jayapura217.7 kmE410'852

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours12
First 24 hours38
First 72 hours64
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M3.82025-10-16 06:04:38 UTC67.2 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.92025-10-16 06:12:30 UTC57.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.62025-10-16 06:16:21 UTC30.3 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.42025-10-16 06:24:29 UTC55.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.32025-10-16 06:30:19 UTC58.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.22025-10-16 07:16:44 UTC64.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.02025-10-16 07:30:06 UTC4.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.12025-10-16 07:51:46 UTC52.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.32025-10-16 08:35:16 UTC50.2 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.22025-10-16 09:05:39 UTC39.3 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.82025-10-16 09:23:45 UTC84.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.12025-10-16 10:28:20 UTC58.0 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#14
Earlier events M≥4112
Earlier events M≥524
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC19.3 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC11.5 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC14.9 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC19.3 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC15.6 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia]

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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