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M5.6 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-09-18 18:19:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

West Papua Region, Indonesia

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M5.6 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near West Papua Region, Indonesia · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 18, 2025 at 18:19 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near West Papua Region, Indonesia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
f8f33c5b9594765cca3cf7477bff361089533c69
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 18:19:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-3.55672, 135.77174

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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nabire37.2 kmNW99'848
Timika154.6 kmSE142'909

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Old Nabire AirportIndonesia
    37.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours24
First 24 hours34
First 72 hours46
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M6.12025-09-18 18:19:47 UTC28.0 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M6.02025-09-18 18:19:48 UTC34.2 km28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia M6.22025-09-18 18:19:48 UTC29.2 kmIndonesia [Land] M5.62025-09-18 18:19:49 UTC32.9 kmKabupaten Nabire M6.12025-09-18 18:19:50 UTC28.4 kmWest Papua Region, Indonesia M4.22025-09-18 18:33:45 UTC29.7 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-18 18:35:54 UTC33.0 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-18 18:37:04 UTC28.9 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.42025-09-18 18:43:22 UTC24.8 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.02025-09-18 18:51:49 UTC31.5 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M2.62025-09-18 19:05:28 UTC28.9 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M3.62025-09-18 20:13:25 UTC28.3 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥413
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-12

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.52025-05-29 02:30:47 UTC93.5 kmNEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA M4.52025-01-12 05:53:19 UTC116.0 km99 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia M4.42025-09-16 18:58:36 UTC27.3 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.32025-06-03 12:49:11 UTC129.9 kmPAPUA, INDONESIA M4.32025-05-29 02:30:47 UTC93.5 km88 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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