Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.2 quake in Indonesia near Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Provinsi Papua, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Saturday, September 19th, 2026, at 1:18 pm local time at a shallow depth of 15 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 reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.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.Moderate shaking probably occurred in Sarmi (pop. 14,100), located 15 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 first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 19, 2026 04:18 am (Universal Time) local time (19 Sep 2026 04:18 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Hypocenter depth: 27.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 1.76°S / 138.85°E (Kabupaten Sarmi, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG