Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 28 km depth14 Apr 04:27 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 6 minutes.14 Apr 04:31: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.00 to 28.00 km (from 12.4 to 17.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 11 km (6.8 mi) towards SSW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 14, 2026 04:21:24 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Apr 14, 2026, at 01:21 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth28 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.57°S / 133.76°EKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, IndonesiaSeismic antipode3.57°N / 46.24°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 25.2°C (77 F), humidity: 58%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSWEstimated 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 energy14 minutes agoApr 14, 2026 04:21 GMT / Apr 14, 2026 01:21 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -3.57 / 133.76: West Papua Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 28 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 20 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22907615',-3.57000,133.76000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, West Papua Region, 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 where the quake might have been felt is Mas, a town with 320 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 118 km (73 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry118 km (73 mi)W of epicenterMas(pop: 320)II: Very weakIndonesia164 km (102 mi)N of epicenterBintuni(pop: 24,700)I: Not feltProvinsi Papua BaratIndonesia177 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterFakfak(pop: 18,900)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia195 km (121 mi)E of epicenterNabire(pop: 43,900)I: Not feltCentral PapuaIndonesia234 km (145 mi)N of epicenterRansiki(pop: 16,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Manokwari Selatan, Provinsi Papua BaratIndonesia249 km (155 mi)S of epicenterDobo(pop: 52,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Aru, MalukuIndonesia255 km (158 mi)SW of epicenterTual(pop: 90,000)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia306 km (190 mi)NW of epicenterTeminabuan(pop: 19,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Sorong Selatan, Southwest PapuaIndonesia334 km (207 mi)NE of epicenterSerui(pop: 13,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Yapen, Provinsi PapuaIndonesia371 km (230 mi)NE of epicenterBiak(pop: 41,700)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia408 km (254 mi)NW of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)I: Not feltSouthwest 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-14EpicenterAgency3.928 km17 mi04:21:24West Papua Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.928 km17 mi04:21:24West Papua Region, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.920 km12 mi04:21:23PAPUA, INDONESIA11 km (6.8 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 44 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.67 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 12.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 38.3 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 12 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 04:55 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 88 km (55 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 4.1 earthquake Aru Sea - 13 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Indonesia - Apr 2, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.0. It had occurred 4 years earlier, on Thursday, Nov 11, 2021, at 02:46 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia:Mag. 6.0 earthquake Aru Sea - 176 km southwest of Nabire, Indonesia - Nov 11, 2021 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.5. It had occurred 88 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Feb 1, 1938, at 07:04 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 8.5 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Feb 1, 1938 - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 2, 04:55 am (Jayapura)4.110 km88 km (55 mi) to the SEAru Sea, 13 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoMar 31, 07:35 am (Jayapura)4.162 km97 km (60 mi) to the NEKabupaten Teluk Wondama, 228 km south of Manokwari, IndonesiaInfoMar 20, 08:08 am (GMT +9)3.012 km66 km (41 mi) to the EKabupaten Teluk Wondama, Southwest Papua, 131 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMar 12, 01:43 am (GMT +9)3.013 km79 km (49 mi) to the EKabupaten Teluk Wondama, Southwest Papua, 118 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMar 10, 09:32 am (GMT +9)3.65 km57 km (35 mi) to the SWCeram Sea, 24 km north of Pulau Adi Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 28, 09:39 pm (Jayapura)4.010 km60 km (37 mi) to the SAru Sea, 21 km northeast of Pulau Adi Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia 1 reportInfoFeb 22, 02:29 am (Jayapura)3.910 km31 km (20 mi) to the SWAru Sea, 51 km north of Pulau Adi Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoJan 13, 08:46 pm (GMT +9)3.910 km40 km (25 mi) to the SAru Sea, 52 km west of Pulau Aiduma Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoJan 23, 2024 01:07 pm (Jayapura)5.410 km44 km (27 mi) to the SAru Sea, 64 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia 1 reportInfoOct 2, 2023 05:58 pm (Jayapura)5.614 km63 km (39 mi) to the SEAru Sea, 43 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoNov 11, 2021 02:46 am (Jayapura)6.013 km95 km (59 mi) to the SEAru Sea, Provinsi Papua Barat, 176 km southwest of Nabire, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoMar 18, 2021 04:54 pm (Jayapura)5.310 km68 km (42 mi) to the SEAru Sea, Provinsi Papua Barat, 187 km southwest of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMay 19, 2018 05:36 am (Jayapura)5.22 km66 km (41 mi) to the SAru Sea, 85 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoMar 8, 2014 12:37 pm (Jayapura)5.210 km73 km (45 mi) to the SAru Sea, 81 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoSep 1, 2013 02:56 am (Jayapura)5.27.1 km89 km (55 mi) to the SAru Sea, 78 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 30, 2010 02:11 am (GMT +9)7.026 km155 km (96 mi) to the SAru Sea, 93 km northwest of Pulau Ujir Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 26, 2004 11:25 am (Jayapura)7.110 km183 km (113 mi) to the ESouth Papua, 30 km south of Nabire, Kabupaten Nabire, Central Papua, IndonesiaInfoFeb 8, 2004 06:27 am (Jayapura)5.610 km60 km (37 mi) to the SAru Sea, 49 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 7, 2004 01:25 pm (Jayapura)5.228 km92 km (57 mi) to the SEAru Sea, 9.6 km south of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 7, 2004 11:42 am (Jayapura)7.310 km148 km (92 mi) to the EKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 89 km southwest of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoFeb 6, 2004 06:05 am (Jayapura)7.017 km197 km (123 mi) to the ESouth Papua, 29 km south of Nabire, Kabupaten Nabire, Central Papua, IndonesiaInfoMar 15, 2003 11:05 pm (Jayapura)5.933 km75 km (46 mi) to the SE 143 km WSW of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 2002 07:50 pm (Jayapura)7.610 km210 km (131 mi) to the N 102 km SSE of Manokwari, IndonesiaInfoDec 19, 1999 04:24 am (Jayapura)5.233 km61 km (38 mi) to the NEKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 154 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 1995 02:29 am (GMT +9)5.233 km78 km (48 mi) to the SAru Sea, 56 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoSep 19, 1991 04:28 pm (Jayapura)5.217 km27 km (16 mi) to the NEKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 171 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoAug 30, 1991 10:29 am (Jayapura)5.433 km79 km (49 mi) to the EKabupaten Teluk Wondama, Southwest Papua, 118 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoJul 25, 1988 03:46 pm (GMT +9)7.028 km279 km (174 mi) to the SAru Sea, 88 km southwest of Pulau Ujir Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 28, 1988 01:05 pm (GMT +9)5.218 km51 km (32 mi) to the SAru Sea, 73 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoNov 17, 1985 06:40 pm (Jayapura)7.110 km250 km (155 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua, 84 km east of Ransiki, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 1984 11:48 am (Jayapura)5.233 km14 km (8.8 mi) to the NWKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 205 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMar 31, 1984 07:51 am (Jayapura)5.223 km87 km (54 mi) to the EKabupaten Teluk Wondama, Southwest Papua, 112 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoFeb 7, 1974 06:41 pm (Jayapura)5.830 km36 km (22 mi) to the SEKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 171 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoDec 22, 1973 07:52 am (Jayapura)5.333 km91 km (57 mi) to the SAru Sea, 58 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoOct 24, 1971 05:38 am (Jayapura)5.633 km73 km (46 mi) to the EKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 135 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoApr 1, 1968 03:35 pm (Jayapura)5.515 km85 km (53 mi) to the NKabupaten Teluk Bintuni, Southwest Papua, 184 km west of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMar 28, 1968 07:36 am (Jayapura)5.618 km96 km (60 mi) to the SWCeram Sea, 140 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoApr 10, 1965 08:47 am (Jayapura)5.233 km71 km (44 mi) to the SEProvinsi Papua Barat, 160 km southwest of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoApr 10, 1965 07:52 am (GMT +9)5.333 km77 km (48 mi) to the SEAru Sea, 44 km southwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoMay 27, 1947 05:58 am (Universal Time)7.615 km235 km (146 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, 76 km northeast of Pulau Roon Island, IndonesiaInfoApr 27, 1944 02:38 pm (Universal Time)7.615 km298 km (185 mi) to the NKabupaten Pegunungan Arfak, Southwest Papua, 5.8 km southwest of Manokwari, IndonesiaInfoNov 6, 1943 08:31 am (Universal Time)7.615 km223 km (138 mi) to the SAru Sea, 25 km west of Pulau Ujir Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 27, 1942 01:29 pm (Universal Time)7.018 km162 km (101 mi) to the SEKabupaten Dogiyai, South Papua, 97 km southwest of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoFeb 1, 1938 07:04 pm (Universal Time)8.525 km289 km (180 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 142 km northwest of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 15, 1936 12:46 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km102 km (63 mi) to the SWCeram Sea, 126 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, IndonesiaInfoFeb 2, 1934 03:05 pm (Universal Time)6.315 km97 km (60 mi) to the SEAru Sea, 30 km south of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoFeb 2, 1929 02:42 pm (Universal Time)5.915 km69 km (43 mi) to the NWKabupaten Fakfak, Southwest Papua, 272 km north of Tual, IndonesiaInfoDec 7, 1928 09:14 am (Universal Time)6.615 km63 km (39 mi) to the SAru Sea, 63 km west of Pulau Kayumerah Island, Provinsi Papua Barat, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 1926 04:04 pm (Universal Time)5.815 km58 km (36 mi) to the WKabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 217 km north of Tual, IndonesiaInfoOct 26, 1926 01:59 am (Universal Time)5.915 km87 km (54 mi) to the NWKabupaten Fakfak, Southwest Papua, 284 km north of Tual, IndonesiaInfoJan 13, 1916 08:20 am (Universal Time)7.625 km220 km (137 mi) to the EKabupaten Lanny Jaya, Provinsi Papua, 37 km northeast of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoJan 13, 1916 06:18 am (Universal Time)7.025 km219 km (136 mi) to the ESouth Papua, 28 km northeast of Nabire, IndonesiaInfoMay 23, 1915 09:00 am (Jayapura)6.00 km10.9 km (6.8 mi) to the SWAru Sea, 88 km northwest of Pulau Kayumerah Island, 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]