M2.9 Earthquake near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2025-10-15 21:21:02 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

On October 15, 2025 at 21:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
edbacac872d646e5e4a29cb47712f190a75e48c8
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-15 21:21:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-1.55000, 139.34000
Temperature
29.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

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