2.7
Earthquake Details: near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
8/17/2026, 8:05:30 PM
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 8:05:30 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-2.5200
Longitude136.7600
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000662
Magnitude2.7
Updated:8/17/2026, 8:14:28 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 5:05:30 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 8:05:30 PM UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 11
M3.0Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM2.6near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM2.5near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM2.9Biak Region, IndonesiaBeforeM2.6Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.5Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3185 km W of Abepura, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Papua, IndonesiaBefore
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