Earthquake Details: Biak region, Indonesia

8/16/2026, 1:32:42 AM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Biak region, Indonesia on 8/16/2026 at 1:32:42 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -93 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Special Region of Papua Biak (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-93 km

Significance0

Latitude-1.6200

Longitude135.0500

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000066

Magnitude2.9

Updated:8/16/2026, 1:42:27 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 10:32:42 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/16/2026, 1:32:42 AM UTC

-93 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 7

M3.0Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 10:21:00 AM M2.6near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:16:52 PM M3.7Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 7:28:51 PM M2.5near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 11:06:47 PM M2.6Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 9:05:49 AM M4.4185 km W of Abepura, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 10:02:28 PM M2.6Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 12:28:46 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 01:42 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.