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M5.3 Earthquake near 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-17 04:13:07 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 17, 2025 at 04:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 42 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
dc38ed07fc7dfc3c14ad49fc2d53a266aeae70c1
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
41.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 04:13:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-2.29960, 139.03270
Temperature
28.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 41.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 41.5 km
Shallow
41.5 km
41.5 km — close to 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani167.1 kmE44'779
Jayapura189.0 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 hours5
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours33
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M3.32025-10-17 05:21:42 UTC41.0 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 06:15:33 UTC15.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 06:58:37 UTC63.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-10-17 09:15:58 UTC121.9 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-10-17 10:11:40 UTC135.4 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.82025-10-17 11:04:41 UTC70.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-10-17 14:07:56 UTC26.4 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M2.92025-10-17 17:30:13 UTC113.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-17 23:17:05 UTC79.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-10-18 01:15:46 UTC64.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.02025-10-18 05:01:26 UTC80.8 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-18 07:45:59 UTC65.1 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Papua

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 669 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#16
Earlier events M≥4106
Earlier events M≥532
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 UTC18.0 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC19.4 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC14.7 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC18.0 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC22.4 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia]

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