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M2.9 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-03-29 05:51:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

On March 29, 2026 at 05:51 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c7db3438e452181755234d0e5c8daaad01ccdb19
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-29 05:51:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.29000, 140.23000
Temperature
28.9°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
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportIndonesia · DJJ · WAJJ
    45.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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