Indonesia

M5.2 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-02 11:15:48 UTC Local time:
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M5.2 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) 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 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
e79a4dd8c1c36d0322d1950710e34636987f1156
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-02 11:15:48 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.18700, 139.01160
Temperature
24.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 km
35 km — close to 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
Sentani172.1 kmE44'779
Jayapura193.5 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 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours21
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0

Papua

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 691 Catalogue entries

Of 690 other entries for this area and period, 15 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#20
Earlier events M≥4131
Earlier events M≥537
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

Historic earthquake map · Indonesia

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Country statistics · Indonesia

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