A shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported early in the morning near Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake struck on Monday, August 31st, 2026, at 4:57 am local time, at a shallow depth of 23 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.7.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sarmi (pop. 14,100), located 26 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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 firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 31, 2026 04:57 am (GMT +9) local time (30 Aug 2026 19:57 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Hypocenter depth: 23.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 2.08°S / 138.7°E (Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG