Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Indonesia near Mulia, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua, just 8 minutes ago. The earthquake struck late Monday night, September 21st, 2026, at 10:58 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 153. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Mulia (pop. 35,900), located 50 km from the epicenter; Tiom (pop. 21,300), 57 km away; Kenyam (pop. 6,400), 65 km away; Karubaga (pop. 6,700), 72 km away; and Wamena (pop. 41,800), 105 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake 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 first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 21, 2026 10:58 pm (GMT +9) local time (21 Sep 2026 13:58 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 153.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 4.16°S / 138°E (Kabupaten Nduga, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG