Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 56 km depth11 Oct 15:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.11 Oct 15:29: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 11, 2025 15:21:46 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 12, 2025, at 12:21 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth56 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.09°S / 138.01°EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, IndonesiaSeismic antipode3.09°N / 41.99°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 21.8°C (71 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoOct 11, 2025 15:21 GMT / Oct 12, 2025 12:21 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -3.09 / 138.01: West Papua, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: EMSC: 3.9 / 56 km, RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 56 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22264811',-3.09000,138.01000,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, West Papua, Indonesia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Wamena, a town with 42,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 153 km (95 mi) distance to the southeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterWamena(pop: 41,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Jayawijaya, Highland PapuaIndonesia273 km (170 mi)S of epicenterAgats(pop: 23,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Asmat, South PapuaIndonesia280 km (174 mi)W of epicenterNabire(pop: 43,900)I: Not feltCentral PapuaIndonesia302 km (188 mi)NW of epicenterBiak(pop: 4,540)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia658 km (409 mi)SE of epicenterMerauke(pop: 102,400): Not feltSouth PapuaIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-10-11EpicenterAgency3.956 km35 mi15:21:46West Papua, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.956 km35 mi15:21:46PAPUA, INDONESIA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.956 km35 mi15:21:46West Papua, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 55 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.69 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 28.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 53 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 10 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Oct 2, 2025, at 03:51 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 87 km (54 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.1 earthquake Kabupaten Waropen - 201 km east of Nabire, Indonesia - Oct 2, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.2. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Saturday, Sep 10, 2022, at 09:05 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in South Papua, Indonesia:Mag. 6.2 earthquake Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya - 284 km west of Jayapura, Indonesia - Sep 10, 2022 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.1. It had occurred 111 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, May 26, 1914, at 02:22 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Provinsi Papua, Indonesia:Mag. 8.1 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - 17 km southwest of Pulau Kurudu Island, Indonesia - May 26, 1914 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapOct 2, 03:51 am (Jayapura)4.160 km87 km (54 mi) to the WKabupaten Waropen, South Papua, 201 km east of Nabire, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 8, 03:28 pm (Jayapura)3.875 km55 km (34 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 196 km northwest of Wamena, Indonesia 1 reportInfoAug 3, 06:57 am (Jayapura)3.6108 km100 km (62 mi) to the SWKabupaten Puncak, South Papua, 193 km west of Wamena, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 21, 03:21 am (Jayapura)3.690 km91 km (56 mi) to the EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 125 km north of Wamena, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 11, 07:10 pm (Jayapura)4.2113 km42 km (26 mi) to the SKabupaten Puncak Jaya, South Papua, 123 km northwest of Wamena, IndonesiaInfoMay 20, 05:49 am (Jayapura)4.279 km89 km (55 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 228 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoApr 4, 09:17 am (Jayapura)4.541 km75 km (46 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 172 km north of Wamena, IndonesiaInfoMar 20, 02:30 am (Jayapura)4.266 km64 km (40 mi) to the NWKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 217 km northwest of Wamena, IndonesiaInfoSep 10, 2022 09:05 am (Jayapura)6.221 km97 km (60 mi) to the N 260 km ESE of Biak, IndonesiaInfoSep 10, 2022 08:44 am (Jayapura)5.930 km94 km (58 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 284 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 3, 2019 11:33 pm (Jayapura)5.522 km66 km (41 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 258 km west of Jayapura, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoJun 24, 2019 01:47 pm (Jayapura)5.610 km77 km (48 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 245 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJun 24, 2019 10:05 am (Jayapura)6.010 km80 km (50 mi) to the NE Irian Jaya, Indonesia 5 reportsInfoJul 28, 2015 06:41 am (Jayapura)6.939 km80 km (50 mi) to the NE Irian Jaya, Indonesia 1 reportInfoApr 6, 2013 01:42 pm (Jayapura)7.066 km70 km (44 mi) to the SEKabupaten Tolikara, South Papua, 272 km southwest of Jayapura, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoSep 4, 2010 12:14 pm (Jayapura)5.544 km85 km (53 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 250 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJun 16, 2010 12:16 pm (Jayapura)7.018 km192 km (119 mi) to the NW 121 km SSE of Biak, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 2007 06:52 am (Jayapura)5.710 km80 km (50 mi) to the EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 229 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoAug 30, 2005 04:53 am (Jayapura)5.631 km86 km (53 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 278 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoNov 26, 2004 11:25 am (Jayapura)7.110 km295 km (183 mi) to the WSouth Papua, 30 km south of Nabire, Kabupaten Nabire, Central Papua, IndonesiaInfoFeb 6, 2004 06:05 am (Jayapura)7.017 km281 km (174 mi) to the WSouth Papua, 29 km south of Nabire, Kabupaten Nabire, Central Papua, IndonesiaInfoMay 17, 1999 12:25 am (Jayapura)6.459 km55 km (34 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 278 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoFeb 17, 1996 02:59 pm (GMT +9)8.033 km271 km (169 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 106 km north of Pulau Kurudu Island, IndonesiaInfoMar 1, 1993 10:39 am (Jayapura)6.289 km93 km (58 mi) to the SEKabupaten Lanny Jaya, South Papua, 277 km southwest of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 26, 1987 04:14 am (Jayapura)5.733 km89 km (55 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 290 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 26, 1987 01:54 am (Jayapura)6.833 km94 km (58 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 263 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoApr 30, 1987 11:40 am (Jayapura)5.641 km81 km (51 mi) to the EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 233 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJan 2, 1987 01:25 am (Jayapura)5.674 km57 km (36 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 262 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoSep 12, 1979 02:17 pm (Jayapura)7.95 km269 km (167 mi) to the NWKabupaten Kepulauan Yapen, South Papua, 238 km east of Manokwari, IndonesiaInfoJun 18, 1978 12:38 pm (Jayapura)6.473 km89 km (55 mi) to the EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 229 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1976 11:51 am (Jayapura)7.133 km265 km (164 mi) to the SEKabupaten Yahukimo, South Papua, 238 km south of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoSep 15, 1976 07:49 am (Jayapura)5.875 km70 km (44 mi) to the SKabupaten Puncak Jaya, 203 km north of Agats, IndonesiaInfoAug 23, 1975 01:05 pm (Jayapura)5.857 km46 km (29 mi) to the WKabupaten Puncak Jaya, South Papua, 236 km east of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 1975 07:11 am (Jayapura)6.033 km65 km (40 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 277 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJan 10, 1971 04:17 pm (Jayapura)7.730 km190 km (118 mi) to the EKabupaten Jayapura, South Papua, 132 km southwest of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoMay 28, 1968 10:27 pm (Jayapura)7.545 km152 km (94 mi) to the E 145 km W of Abepura, IndonesiaInfoNov 6, 1963 11:13 am (Jayapura)6.325 km88 km (55 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 242 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoMar 21, 1963 01:38 am (Jayapura)5.935 km90 km (56 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 247 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoMar 20, 1960 04:15 am (Jayapura)5.90 km43 km (27 mi) to the SEKabupaten Tolikara, South Papua, 276 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJun 23, 1957 08:50 am (Jayapura)7.159 km219 km (136 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 36 km northeast of Pulau Ambai Island, IndonesiaInfoAug 22, 1955 02:34 am (Jayapura)6.741 km60 km (37 mi) to the WKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 226 km east of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoSep 19, 1950 08:29 pm (Universal Time)7.230 km114 km (71 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 290 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoApr 18, 1948 12:19 pm (Universal Time)6.815 km91 km (57 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 258 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoApr 2, 1947 05:39 am (Universal Time)7.315 km222 km (138 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 123 km northeast of Pulau Kurudu Island, IndonesiaInfoSep 30, 1933 02:21 pm (Universal Time)6.135 km97 km (60 mi) to the NKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 285 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJul 21, 1932 12:39 pm (Universal Time)6.135 km76 km (48 mi) to the WKabupaten Puncak, South Papua, 204 km east of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoOct 21, 1928 04:16 pm (Universal Time)6.035 km79 km (49 mi) to the SWKabupaten Puncak, 214 km north of Agats, Kabupaten Asmat, South Papua, IndonesiaInfoOct 26, 1926 03:44 am (Universal Time)7.535 km138 km (86 mi) to the EKabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 169 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1921 02:06 am (Universal Time)6.735 km76 km (47 mi) to the EKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 232 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1921 09:00 am (Jayapura)7.00 km124 km (77 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 215 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoJan 13, 1916 08:20 am (Universal Time)7.625 km259 km (161 mi) to the W Papua, IndonesiaInfoJan 13, 1916 06:18 am (Universal Time)7.025 km257 km (160 mi) to the WSouth Papua, 28 km northeast of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMay 26, 1914 02:22 pm (Universal Time)8.115 km171 km (106 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 17 km southwest of Pulau Kurudu Island, IndonesiaInfoJun 1, 1906 04:30 am (Universal Time)7.835 km90 km (56 mi) to the NEKabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 240 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]