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M5.2 Depth: 35.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-11-02 11:15:48 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on November 2, 2025 at 11:15 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-02 11:15:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.18700, 139.01160
Temperature
24.0°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sentani172.1 kmE44'779
Jayapura193.5 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

96%Similarity M5.32025-10-17 UTC 7.3 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 1.9 km 94%Similarity M5.32025-10-17 UTC 12.7 km180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 6.5 km 94%Similarity M4.92025-08-24 UTC 5.8 km180 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 0.0 km 93%Similarity M4.82025-10-30 UTC 7.1 km ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 2.0 km 93%Similarity M4.82025-10-19 UTC 8.0 km191 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours21
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M3.12025-11-02 11:38:24 UTC64.3 km M3.22025-11-02 19:24:40 UTC21.8 km M3.42025-11-02 20:59:00 UTC47.7 km M3.22025-11-03 12:22:23 UTC53.1 km M2.82025-11-03 18:22:02 UTC56.4 km M2.92025-11-03 18:29:38 UTC41.2 km M3.02025-11-03 18:56:56 UTC41.2 km M4.82025-11-03 21:57:33 UTC42.6 km M4.82025-11-03 21:57:35 UTC11.1 km175 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M3.82025-11-04 00:52:51 UTC128.8 km M3.72025-11-04 02:25:06 UTC31.3 km M4.82025-11-04 11:40:23 UTC71.1 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#16
Earlier events M≥4128
Earlier events M≥534
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC21.8 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC17.7 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC8.4 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC13.8 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia] M6.52025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC18.0 kmWest Papua, Indonesia

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