3.8
Earthquake Details: near the south coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
Sep 27, 2026, 18:26:57
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred near near the south coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia on Sep 27, 2026 at 18:26:57. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -84 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-84 km
Significance0
Latitude-4.5200
Longitude133.5200
Event IDemsc:20260927_0000230
Magnitude3.8
Updated:Sep 27, 2026, 18:35:34 UTC
External Resources
View on EMSC Official SiteLoading map...
Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 28, 2026, 03:26:57 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 27, 2026, 18:26:57 UTC
-84 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 7
M3.1Banda SeaBeforeM3.9near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM2.7Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaAfter
You may also find these tools useful
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: Sep 27, 2026, 18:35 UTC.
Data sources:
- USGS — Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.
- EMSC — Credit: EMSC/CSEM. Event catalogue data are provided under CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0
- JMA — Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
- Geoscience Australia — Based on Australian Earthquakes data by Geoscience Australia. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0; the section 5 disclaimer applies. CC BY 4.0
- GeoNet — We acknowledge the New Zealand GeoNet programme and its sponsors NHC, Earth Sciences NZ, LINZ, NEMA and MBIE for providing earthquake data.