Papua Barat, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Papua Barat (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude — earthquake near Indonesia on —. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

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Earthquakes (last 30 days)
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Seismic profile

Analysis period09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026Data as of: 09 Sep 2026 · 01:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Papua Barat · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 271 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 162 days.

Catalogue entries27109 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.0Papua Barat ↗
Depth · median10.0 km271 events with valid depth
Last 30 days0Previous 30 days: 0

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month09 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 202518
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 202516
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202529
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 202534
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 202648
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202650
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 202617
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 202620
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 202629
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202610
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 20260
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20260
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 09 Sep 20260

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 271

M 2.0 – < 3.0137
M 3.0 – < 4.0117
M 4.0 – < 5.016
M 5.0 – < 6.01
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

271 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km237
30 – < 70 km24
70 – < 300 km10
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days0
Previous 30 days0
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods24

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Papua Barat in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 09 Sep 2025 01:00 – 09 Sep 2026 01:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

0 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Papua Barat in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC268
  • GFZ2
  • USGS1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 09 Sep 2026 · 01:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5
No map markers available for this period.

About Papua Barat

West Papua, formerly Irian Jaya Barat, is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua. It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Papua Barat recorded 174 earthquakes within Indonesia. The average magnitude was M3.07. The strongest event reached M5.0.

By event count in 2026, this region ranks #15 within Indonesia.

Earthquakes in Papua Barat (last 30 days)

No events found in this region for the last 30 days.