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Latest quakes in or near Papua, Indonesia - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.0 earthquake South Pacific Ocean, 38 km east of Pulau Ambai Island, Papua -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.3 Yahukimo Regency, 274 km southwest of Jayapura, Papua - Mar 1, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:50 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Papua, Indonesia, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Papua, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Papua in the past 24 hours.
In the past 30 days, Papua has had 32 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.3:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 4.0 Earthquake Near n Coast Of Papua, Indonesia -
Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake West Papua, Indonesia -
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Latest quakes in or near Papua, Indonesia - list, stats and map
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Depth
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Mar 27, 05:10 pm (Jayapura)
Mar 27, 08:10 GMT
4.0

20 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, 38 km east of Pulau Ambai Island, Papua
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Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 26, 07:12 am (Jayapura)
Mar 25, 22:12 GMT
3.4

10 km
2 km (1.2 mi) to the W Kabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, Indonesia, 73 km southwest of Nabire, Papua
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Mar 26, 04:14 am (Jayapura)
Mar 25, 19:14 GMT
3.4

10 km
26 km (16 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, 32 km southwest of Pulau Roon Island, Papua
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Mar 25, 11:03 pm (Jayapura)
Mar 25, 14:03 GMT
4.2

10 km
Kabupaten Mimika, Indonesia, 154 km northwest of Agats, South Papua
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 04:32 am (Jayapura)
Mar 24, 19:32 GMT
2.3

13 km
Kabupaten Nabire, South Papua, Indonesia, 16 km southeast of Nabire, Papua Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 06:20 am (Jayapura)
Mar 23, 21:20 GMT
4.4

10 km
48 km (30 mi) to the W Aru Sea, Indonesia, 15 km southeast of Pulau Kayumerah Island, West Papua
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Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 11:48 am (Jayapura)
Mar 22, 02:48 GMT
4.4

10 km
Kabupaten Mimika, South Papua, Indonesia, 188 km southeast of Nabire, Papua
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 09:19 am (Jayapura)
Mar 21, 00:19 GMT
5.2

33 km
West Papua, Indonesia Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 01:52 am (Jayapura)
Mar 20, 16:52 GMT
2.7

10 km
18 km (11 mi) to the NW West Papua Region, Indonesia Info
Mar 20, 02:09 pm (Jayapura)
Mar 20, 05:09 GMT
2.8

10 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the NE Near North Coast of West Papua Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 12:21 am (Jayapura)
Mar 19, 15:21 GMT
3.9

10 km
8 km (5 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, 76 km northwest of Jayapura, Jayapura, Papua
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 1013 joules (3.36 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2892 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 522 quakes on average per year in or near Papua, Indonesia:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.1 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.55 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 17 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 162 quakes per year (or 13.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 433 quakes per year (or 36.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 520 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 522 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)
Papua has a high level of seismic activity. Papua has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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