A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia, was reported only 7 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency monitoring seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 15. km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Saturday, September 19th, 2026, at 4:44 pm local time. 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.A second report was later issued by RaspberryShake's citizen-seismograph network, which also listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sarmi (pop. 14,100), located 66 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 07:44 am (Universal Time) local time (19 Sep 2026 07:44 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Hypocenter depth: 22.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 2.37°S / 138.94°E (Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG