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M2.8 Earthquake near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 07:58:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near PAPUA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 16, 2025 at 07:58 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 39 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
f2c8862821622992124ea8d3f746c0584fee1683
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 07:58:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.90000, 133.81000
Temperature
29.9°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
10 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Manuk
    Distance: 429 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
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    Distance: 441 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 498 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Utarom AirportIndonesia · KNG · WASK
    31.1 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 ≥ 2.0 · 251 Catalogue entries

Of 250 other entries for this area and period, 142 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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