Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at unknown depth3 May 05:29 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 3, 2026 05:24:27 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 3, 2026, at 05:24 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.8Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.4°S / 134.09°EKabupaten Pegunungan Arfak, Southwest Papua, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.4°N / 45.91°WBrazilShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.8 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoMay 3, 2026 05:24 GMT / May 3, 2026 05:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -1.4 / 134.09: West Papua Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22966693',-1.40000,134.09000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 3.8, 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 Manokwari, a city with more than 110,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 60 km (37 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry15 km (9 mi)SE of epicenterRansiki(pop: 16,200)III: WeakKabupaten Manokwari Selatan, Provinsi Papua BaratIndonesia60 km (37 mi)N of epicenterManokwari(pop: 107,300)II: Very weakProvinsi Papua BaratIndonesia101 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterBintuni(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakProvinsi Papua BaratIndonesia196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterFef(pop: 966)I: Not feltKabupaten Tambrauw, Southwest PapuaIndonesia223 km (138 mi)E of epicenterBiak(pop: 41,700)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia230 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterBikar(pop: 210)I: Not feltKabupaten Tambrauw, Southwest PapuaIndonesia231 km (143 mi)W of epicenterTeminabuan(pop: 19,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Sorong Selatan, Southwest PapuaIndonesia245 km (152 mi)E of epicenterSerui(pop: 13,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Yapen, Provinsi PapuaIndonesia262 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterFakfak(pop: 18,900)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia269 km (167 mi)SE of epicenterNabire(pop: 43,900)I: Not feltCentral PapuaIndonesia278 km (173 mi)SW of epicenterMas(pop: 320)I: Not feltIndonesia320 km (199 mi)W of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)I: Not feltSouthwest PapuaIndonesia373 km (232 mi)SE of epicenterBugalaga(pop: 3,580)I: Not feltKabupaten Intan Jaya, Central 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 GMT2026-05-3EpicenterAgency3.810 km6.2 mi(*)05:24:27West Papua Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 104 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 14 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 102 quakes per year (or 8.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 105 quakes per year (or 8.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 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 earthquake