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M6.1 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-18 18:19:50 UTC Local time: —
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M6.1 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.1 earthquake was recorded near West Papua Region, Indonesia (Indonesia) on September 18, 2025 at 18:19 UTC. With a focal depth of about 30 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 26 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
ddcfd2f83850270c19e248a022978d74d11b9c75
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 18:19:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Tengah
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-3.51000, 135.52000
Temperature
22.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 km
30 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
Nabire16.8 kmN99'848
Timika177.6 kmSE142'909

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Old Nabire AirportIndonesia
    15.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours19
First 24 hours30
First 72 hours43
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M4.22025-09-18 18:33:45 UTC16.9 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-18 18:35:54 UTC21.1 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-18 18:37:04 UTC17.4 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-09-18 18:43:22 UTC4.0 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.02025-09-18 18:51:49 UTC14.8 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-09-18 19:05:28 UTC10.5 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.62025-09-18 20:13:25 UTC7.0 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.52025-09-18 20:16:29 UTC9.6 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M2.72025-09-18 20:20:37 UTC33.4 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.82025-09-18 20:24:38 UTC7.9 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.12025-09-18 20:28:48 UTC6.3 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.62025-09-18 20:51:39 UTC6.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA

Papua Tengah

Context for this earthquake

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 162 Catalogue entries

Of 161 other entries for this area and period, 0 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥433
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-04

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 UTC2.1 kmIndonesia [Land] M6.12025-09-18 18:19:47 UTC11.6 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M6.02025-09-18 18:19:48 UTC11.3 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M5.62025-09-18 18:19:49 UTC30.8 kmKabupaten Nabire M5.62025-09-18 18:19:46 UTC28.4 kmWest Papua Region, Indonesia

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