An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the morning on Monday, August 3rd, 2026, at 11:24 am local time near Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 31. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 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 vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sarmi (pop. 14,100) located 54 km from the epicenter.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: Aug 3, 2026 11:24 am (GMT +9) local time (3 Aug 2026 02:24 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 31.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.3°S / 138.93°E (Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG