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M6.5 Depth: 10.0 km

M6.5 Earthquake near 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-12 08:24:25 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On August 12, 2025 at 08:24 UTC, a magnitude M6.5 earthquake occurred near 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-12 08:24:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-2.10200, 138.96000
Temperature
25.9°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani180.2 kmE44'779
Jayapura201.1 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 250 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

97%Similarity M6.32025-08-12 UTC 5.2 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 63%Similarity M5.02025-05-28 UTC 96.0 kmNear North Coast of West Papua ΔM 1.5Depth difference: 0.0 km 49%Similarity M5.02025-01-13 UTC 111.0 km111 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 1.5Depth difference: 41.8 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours22
First 24 hours37
First 72 hours41
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M4.42025-08-12 08:44:10 UTC43.0 km M4.02025-08-12 08:51:52 UTC50.9 km M3.92025-08-12 09:01:54 UTC32.0 km M4.12025-08-12 09:04:36 UTC27.7 km M4.32025-08-12 09:17:03 UTC23.8 km M4.82025-08-12 09:26:50 UTC47.3 km M5.02025-08-12 09:43:27 UTC9.8 kmWest Papua, Indonesia M5.02025-08-12 09:43:27 UTC10.0 km M5.02025-08-12 09:43:28 UTC20.3 km174 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M3.42025-08-12 10:02:29 UTC27.0 km M4.12025-08-12 10:04:26 UTC5.5 km M3.52025-08-12 10:09:44 UTC20.1 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥446
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-08-12 08:24:22 UTC5.2 km193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M5.02025-05-28 23:36:27 UTC96.0 kmNear North Coast of West Papua M5.02025-01-13 12:54:37 UTC111.0 km111 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia M4.92025-05-28 23:36:26 UTC117.1 km M4.92025-02-07 18:32:17 UTC18.8 km202 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

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