Papua, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Papua (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M3.0 earthquake near Papua on 2026-09-06 06:22:58 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
42
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M5.6
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M3.25
Avg depth (last 30 days)
25 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026Data as of: 07 Sep 2026 · 08:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Papua · M ≥ 4.5

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 76 event entries of M4.5 or above for this area and period, spread over 38 days.

Catalogue entries7607 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM6.7Sarmi ↗
Depth · median13.5 km76 events with valid depth
Last 30 days1Previous 30 days: 14

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

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 4.5

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

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month07 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 20253
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 202530
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202511
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20250
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 20266
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 20262
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20261
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20262
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20262
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 20262
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202615
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20261
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 07 Sep 20261

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 76

M 4.5 – < 5.045
M 5.0 – < 6.027
M ≥ 6.04

At what depth did they occur?

76 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km47
30 – < 70 km27
70 – < 300 km2
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 days1
Previous 30 days14
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods2

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 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

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 4.5

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 07 Sep 2025 08:00 – 07 Sep 2026 08:00 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).

10 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Papua 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.

  • USGS39
  • GFZ18
  • EMSC15
  • RESIF2
  • ISC2

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

Data as of: 07 Sep 2026 · 08:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Papua

Papua, formerly known as West Irian and Irian Jaya, is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Papua recorded 813 earthquakes within Indonesia. The average magnitude was M3.19. The strongest event reached M5.6.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Papua is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Indonesia (rank #4 by count).

Located on the Maoke Plate.

Earthquakes in Papua (last 30 days)

M3.0
Papua
2026-09-06 · 06:22 UTC · 10 km
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M4.0
Sarmi
2026-09-05 · 20:06 UTC · 10 km
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M4.0
Sarmi
2026-09-02 · 10:45 UTC · 10 km
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M3.8
Papua
2026-09-02 · 10:03 UTC · 13 km
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M5.6
Sarmi
2026-09-02 · 00:04 UTC · 65 km
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M2.6
Papua
2026-08-29 · 14:04 UTC · 10 km
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M3.7
Papua
2026-08-25 · 03:42 UTC · 10 km
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M3.9
Sarmi
2026-08-24 · 01:38 UTC · 36 km
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M3.4
Keerom
2026-08-21 · 02:06 UTC · 30 km
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M2.5
Papua
2026-08-19 · 16:49 UTC · 10 km
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M2.7
Papua
2026-08-18 · 16:34 UTC · 10 km
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M4.0
Sarmi
2026-08-18 · 12:57 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Sarmi
2026-08-18 · 12:35 UTC · 64 km
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M3.0
Papua
2026-08-18 · 08:26 UTC · 22 km
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M2.7
Waropen Regency
2026-08-17 · 20:05 UTC · 10 km
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M3.2
Jayapura
2026-08-17 · 06:52 UTC · 98 km
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M3.0
Jayapura
2026-08-16 · 19:23 UTC · 41 km
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M2.9
Papua
2026-08-16 · 01:32 UTC · 93 km
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M3.7
Sarmi
2026-08-15 · 19:28 UTC · 14 km
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M2.6
Sarmi
2026-08-15 · 13:16 UTC · 36 km
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M2.7
Papua
2026-08-14 · 12:36 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Sarmi
2026-08-13 · 19:51 UTC · 10 km
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M2.8
Papua
2026-08-13 · 17:29 UTC · 16 km
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M4.2
Papua
2026-08-13 · 13:12 UTC · 58 km
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M2.9
Papua
2026-08-13 · 08:45 UTC · 10 km
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M3.0
Papua
2026-08-11 · 18:01 UTC · 23 km
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M3.5
Sarmi
2026-08-11 · 10:09 UTC · 24 km
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M4.1
Papua
2026-08-11 · 09:38 UTC · 19 km
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M2.5
Jayapura
2026-08-11 · 06:35 UTC · 7 km
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M3.6
Sarmi
2026-08-11 · 01:17 UTC · 12 km
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M3.0
Sarmi
2026-08-10 · 12:52 UTC · 37 km
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M2.8
Sarmi
2026-08-10 · 12:37 UTC · 23 km
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M2.6
Sarmi
2026-08-10 · 05:38 UTC · 10 km
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M3.0
Mamberamo Raya
2026-08-10 · 02:45 UTC · 10 km
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M3.3
Sarmi
2026-08-09 · 16:03 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Papua
2026-08-09 · 15:30 UTC · 10 km
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M3.0
Papua
2026-08-09 · 13:23 UTC · 10 km
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M2.5
Mamda Yawan
2026-08-09 · 08:10 UTC · 34 km
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M2.5
Ajau/ifale
2026-08-08 · 23:48 UTC · 18 km
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M2.8
Keerom
2026-08-08 · 23:05 UTC · 61 km
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M2.9
Papua
2026-08-08 · 22:50 UTC · 4 km
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M2.5
Sarawandori
2026-08-08 · 21:04 UTC · 18 km
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