Indonesia

M5.0 Earthquake near Near North Coast of West Papua (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-01 04:32:37 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near Near North Coast of West Papua (Indonesia) · 2025-11-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Near North Coast of West Papua (Indonesia) · 2025-11-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Near North Coast of West Papua (Indonesia) on November 1, 2025 at 04:32 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 50 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
99bfb64ad41a10c2173d20bd1e209970d12c95a0
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-01 04:32:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-2.13000, 139.19000
Temperature
28.0°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 (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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
Sentani154.9 kmE44'779
Jayapura175.6 kmE410'852

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours19
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2

Papua

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 669 Catalogue entries

Of 668 other entries for this area and period, 25 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#25
Earlier events M≥4127
Earlier events M≥535
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

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Country statistics · Indonesia

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