Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 105 km south of Abepura, Indonesia

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Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Indonesia near Abepura, Kota Jayapura, Provinsi Papua, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, July 31st, 2025, at 9:57 am local time at a shallow depth of 28. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Abepura (pop. 62,200) located 105 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 31, 2025 09:57 am (GMT +9) local time (31 Jul 2025 00:57 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Depth: 39.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 3.44°S / 140.78°E (Kabupaten Keerom, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG