Earthquake Details: Papua Region, Indonesia

8/17/2026, 11:39:47 AM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Papua Region, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 11:39:47 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -28 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

View recent seismic activity near this event:

Indonesia Southwest Papua Sorong (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-28 km

Significance0

Latitude-0.9600

Longitude130.1700

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000391

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/17/2026, 11:56:40 AM

External Resources

View on EMSC Official Site

Loading map...

Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 8:39:47 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/17/2026, 11:39:47 AM UTC

-28 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.2Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 8:56:54 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 4:05:32 AM M3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 10:27:43 AM M3.0Banda SeaBefore8/16/2026, 7:06:50 PM M3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 12:02:51 AM M2.9Molucca SeaBefore8/17/2026, 2:20:19 AM M3.0Molucca SeaBefore8/17/2026, 4:08:39 AM M3.1Molucca SeaAfter8/17/2026, 3:58:22 PM M3.0Molucca SeaAfter8/17/2026, 4:12:58 PM

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, 11:56 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.