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M2.8 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-01 05:56:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 1, 2025 at 05:56 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 18 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 48 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
d1f1c1b4635f86e5798276a2bb551a7802d9ba1d
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
18.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-01 05:56:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.55000, 140.48000
Temperature
21.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18 km
Shallow
18 km
18 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 470 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 471 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 496 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Papua

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,188 Catalogue entries

Of 1,187 other entries for this area and period, 771 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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