Earthquake Details: Papua, Indonesia

8/16/2026, 11:54:14 AM

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near Papua, Indonesia on 8/16/2026 at 11:54:14 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -140 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Highland Papua Wamena (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-140 km

Significance0

Latitude-4.2600

Longitude139.7000

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000426

Magnitude3.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 12:00:34 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 8:54:14 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/16/2026, 11:54:14 AM UTC

-140 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 9

M5.045 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New GuineaBefore8/13/2026, 12:44:59 PM M3.0Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 10:21:00 AM M5.441 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New GuineaBefore8/15/2026, 11:10:24 AM M2.6near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:16:52 PM M3.7Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 7:28:51 PM M3.0Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 7:23:09 PM M4.4185 km W of Abepura, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 10:02:28 PM M3.2near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 6:52:53 AM M4.2Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 9:22:12 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, 12:00 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.