2.8
Earthquake Details: near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
Oct 2, 2026, 05:54:07
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, Indonesia on Oct 2, 2026 at 05:54:07. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -18 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-18 km
Significance0
Latitude-2.3600
Longitude140.1600
Event IDemsc:20261002_0000061
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Oct 2, 2026, 06:00:23 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 2, 2026, 14:54:07 GMT+9
- UTC
- Oct 2, 2026, 05:54:07 UTC
-18 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 7
M3.7Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.1Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4near the north coast of Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.4198 km WNW of Abepura, IndonesiaBeforeM3.8Special Region of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3204 km WNW of Abepura, IndonesiaBefore
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