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M5.1 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-10-16 17:02:58 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On October 16, 2025 at 17:02 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred in the Indonesia region. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 17:02:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.11420, 139.08550
Temperature
23.6°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani166.4 kmE44'779
Jayapura187.3 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

95%Similarity M4.82025-08-24 UTC 4.0 kmNear North Coast of West Papua ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 0.0 km 94%Similarity M5.12025-08-12 UTC 15.4 km190 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 4.0 km 94%Similarity M5.02025-08-12 UTC 6.3 km174 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 15.2 km 94%Similarity M5.02025-08-12 UTC 15.4 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 94%Similarity M5.02025-08-12 UTC 15.0 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours19
First 72 hours44
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M5.12025-10-16 17:02:59 UTC17.0 kmNear North Coast of West Papua M4.02025-10-16 17:20:43 UTC9.4 km M3.22025-10-16 17:25:31 UTC42.8 km M3.02025-10-16 18:20:58 UTC17.7 km M3.82025-10-16 18:25:05 UTC32.7 km M3.02025-10-16 19:35:05 UTC38.3 km M3.22025-10-16 22:26:58 UTC55.2 km M4.02025-10-17 03:19:32 UTC42.1 km M5.12025-10-17 04:13:03 UTC25.3 kmWest Papua, Indonesia M5.22025-10-17 04:13:04 UTC57.4 kmSarmi M5.32025-10-17 04:13:06 UTC18.7 km M5.32025-10-17 04:13:07 UTC21.4 km180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#13
Earlier events M≥494
Earlier events M≥524
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC33.3 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC29.2 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC17.4 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC22.0 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia] M6.52025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC27.9 kmWest Papua, Indonesia

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