Earthquake Details: near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia

8/18/2026, 12:35:14 PM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia on 8/18/2026 at 12:35:14 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -64 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Special Region of Papua Sentani (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-64 km

Significance0

Latitude-2.4800

Longitude139.2600

Event IDemsc:20260818_0000424

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/18/2026, 12:42:49 PM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/18/2026, 9:35:14 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/18/2026, 12:35:14 PM UTC

-64 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M2.6near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:16:52 PM M3.7Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 7:28:51 PM M2.9Biak Region, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 1:32:42 AM M3.5Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 11:54:14 AM M3.0Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 7:23:09 PM M4.3185 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 M4.2Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 9:22:12 AM M2.7near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 8:05:30 PM M3.0Biak Region, IndonesiaBefore8/18/2026, 8:26:40 AM M2.7Papua, IndonesiaBefore8/18/2026, 10:15:18 AM M4.0near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/18/2026, 12:57:32 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 18, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.

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