An unusually powerful MAG-6.1 earthquake struck under land 28 kilometer from Nabire in Indonesia deep in the night of Friday September 19th, 2025. Shaking may have been felt by a total of 1.4 million people.
The earthquake struck on land in Indonesia, 28 kilometer (17 mi) south of Nabire in Papua. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.
An earthquake with magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Nabire in Indonesia. Id of earthquake: us7000qx1z. Event ids that are associated: us7000qx1z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/09/25 / 2025-09-18 18:19:46 / September 18, 2025 @ 6:19 pm UTC/GMT. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:19:46 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 135.5258° East, latitude -3.6145° South, depth = 10 km.
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