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M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-16 17:02:58 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 16, 2025 at 17:02 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). 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 48 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
9c4f69399b615e31e1aa9a0374ba45163170320c
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

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 (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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
Sentani166.4 kmE44'779
Jayapura187.3 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 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 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-16 17:25:31 UTC42.8 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.02025-10-16 18:20:58 UTC17.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.82025-10-16 18:25:05 UTC32.7 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.02025-10-16 19:35:05 UTC38.3 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-16 22:26:58 UTC55.2 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.02025-10-17 03:19:32 UTC42.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA 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 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M5.32025-10-17 04:13:07 UTC21.4 km180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

Papua

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 691 Catalogue entries

Of 690 other entries for this area and period, 16 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#17
Earlier events M≥497
Earlier events M≥527
Compared since2025-01-13

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 UTC17.4 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 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]

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