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M3.5 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-04 18:26:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 4, 2025 at 18:26 UTC, a magnitude M3.5 earthquake occurred near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 34 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 43 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
e8b7ba2b43714492726a1563c1e8bd495fc2d8dc
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
34.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 18:26:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.73000, 133.83000
Temperature
26.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34 km
Shallow
34 km
34 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

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  • Manuk
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
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    Distance: 447 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Utarom AirportIndonesia · KNG · WASK
    17.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Papua Barat

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 122 Catalogue entries

Of 121 other entries for this area and period, 40 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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