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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 71 km northeast of Wamena, Indonesia

Published: 6 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Tue, 6 May 2025, 07:31 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Just 17 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025, at 4:13 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 26. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Wamena (pop. 41,800) located 71 km from the epicenter.
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Date & time: May 6, 2025 04:13 pm (GMT +9) local time (6

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