A moderately shallow magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, at 4:46 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 33. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.6 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Sarmi (pop. 14,100) located 45 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.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: Feb 24, 2026 04:46 pm (Jayapura time) local time (24 Feb 2026 07:46 GMT)Magnitude: 5.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.07°S / 138.94°E (Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG