Earthquake Details: 42 km from Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia

8/17/2026, 9:22:12 AM

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near 42 km from Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 9:22:12 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -91 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-91 km

Significance0

Latitude-4.2700

Longitude139.2800

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000302

Magnitude4.2

Updated:8/17/2026, 9:28:28 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 6:22:12 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/17/2026, 9:22:12 AM UTC

-91 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 M3.5Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 11:54:14 AM M3.0Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 7:23:09 PM M4.4185 km W of Abepura, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 10:02:28 PM M3.2near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 6:52:53 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 17, 2026, 09:28 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.