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M5.1 Earthquake near Kabupaten Nabire, Papua Tengah (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-04-09 07:32:21 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
15.7 km
Source
EMSC

Papua Tengah · Kabupaten Nabire

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M5.1 Earthquake near Kabupaten Nabire, Papua Tengah (Indonesia) · 2026-04-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Kabupaten Nabire, Papua Tengah (Indonesia) · 2026-04-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Kabupaten Nabire, Papua Tengah (Indonesia) on April 9, 2026 at 07:32 UTC. With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 52 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
cce8e05821dfa80a47a4e2d03ec4cf7b845a9308
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
15.7 km
UTC time
2026-04-09 07:32:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Papua Tengah
City
Kabupaten Nabire
County
Kabupaten Nabire
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.96620, 136.24160
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.7 km
Shallow
15.7 km
15.7 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
Nabire93.2 kmSW99'848
Timika189.5 kmS142'909

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Old Nabire AirportIndonesia
    94.0 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM4.1
M3.42026-04-09 12:47:44 UTC21.1 kmWaropen M3.32026-04-10 07:27:20 UTC73.0 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.72026-04-11 11:52:25 UTC101.6 kmIntan Jaya M2.62026-04-12 09:28:32 UTC110.8 kmKabupaten Nabire M2.92026-04-13 15:35:56 UTC34.1 kmWaropen M2.82026-04-13 16:31:18 UTC32.4 kmWaropen M2.62026-04-14 13:28:19 UTC103.5 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M2.82026-04-15 15:13:15 UTC54.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.32026-04-15 19:46:34 UTC148.3 kmPuncak M2.52026-04-16 18:43:24 UTC47.1 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62026-04-16 19:20:50 UTC74.1 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.12026-04-16 21:41:52 UTC149.9 kmPapua

Papua Tengah

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 164 Catalogue entries

Of 163 other entries for this area and period, 6 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#10
Earlier events M≥445
Earlier events M≥511
Compared since2025-01-28

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-09-18 18:19:48 UTC99.4 kmIndonesia [Land] M6.12025-09-18 18:19:50 UTC100.4 kmWest Papua Region, Indonesia M6.12025-09-18 18:19:47 UTC107.3 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M6.02025-09-18 18:19:48 UTC111.0 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M5.62025-09-18 18:19:49 UTC116.7 kmKabupaten Nabire

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