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Time2025-05-21 11:32:41 UTC2025-05-21 11:32:41 UTC at epicenterLocation31.295°N 141.009°EDepth53.51 km (33.25 mi)
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Wed, 21 May 2025, 12:37 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported in the evening near Sorong, Sorong City, Southwest Papua, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, at 9:27 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
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 Bikar (pop. 210) located 42 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sorong (pop. 254,300) located 80 km from the epicenter, and Teminabuan (pop. 19,500) 111 km away.
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
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Oct 20, 2024 05:22 pm (Jayapura)
4.1
10 km93 km (58 mi) to the W48 km NW of Sorong, Indonesia InfoMay 2, 2023 10:21 am (Jayapura)
4.6
43 km80 km (50 mi) to the E Tambrauw Regency, 155 km east of Sorong, Sorong City, Southwest Papua, Indonesia InfoNov 23, 2022 11:22 pm (Jayapura)
4.1
10 km23 km (14 mi) to the NE102 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia InfoOct 16, 2022 02:56 am (Jayapura)
4.1
37 km79 km (49 mi) to the E157 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia InfoAug 23, 2022 07:33 pm (Jayapura)
4.5
10 km59 km (37 mi) to the NE139 km NE of Sorong, Indonesia InfoMar 3, 2022 08:25 am (Jayapura)
5.0
10 km55 km (34 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua Barat, 32 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia InfoDec 22, 2021 11:35 pm (Jayapura)
4.6
10 km68 km (42 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua Barat, 26 km north of Sorong, Indonesia InfoDec 19, 2021 04:06 am (Jayapura)
4.6
37 km56 km (35 mi) to the SW Kabupaten Sorong, 26 km east of Sorong, Sorong City, Southwest Papua, Indonesia InfoDec 19, 2021 03:28 am (GMT +9)
4.9
10 km23 km (14 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua Barat, 86 km northeast of Sorong, Indonesia InfoSep 25, 2015 12:53 am (Jayapura)
6.5
17 km64 km (40 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, 16 km south of Pulau Wayam Island, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoSep 24, 2015 03:53 pm (Universal Time)
6.6
18 km68 km (42 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, Provinsi Papua Barat, 29 km north of Sorong, Indonesia InfoApr 19, 2012
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 18, 09:37 pm (GMT +8)
3.1
10 km96 km (60 mi) to the NE Selat Sumba, 52 km southwest of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia I FELT IT
Info
May 17, 07:45 pm (GMT +8)
3.0
10 km26 km (16 mi) to the NW Selat Sumba, 33 km west of Tambolaka, Indonesia I FELT IT
Info
May 15, 04:37 pm (Makassar)
3.7
24 km95 km (59 mi) to the E 40 km west of Waingapu, Kabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia I FELT IT
Info
May 11, 01:01 pm (GMT +8)
3.7
45 km46 km (29 mi) to the W Sumbawa Region, Indonesia
Info
May 10, 04:04 am (Makassar)
3.0
27 km6.4 km (4 mi) to the SW Sumba Region, Indonesia
Info
May 2, 10:27 pm (GMT +8)
4.0
18 km67 km (42 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 88 km southwest of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoApr 24, 09:56 pm (GMT +8)
4.3
36 km98 km (61 mi) to the W Indian Ocean, 71 km south of Pulau Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia InfoMar 31, 11:54 pm (GMT +8)
5.6
28 km58 km (36 mi) to the S72 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoMar 31, 01:38 pm (Makassar)
4.5
69 km5.7 km (3.5 mi) to the S 86 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska InfoMar 4, 08:37 pm (Makassar)
4.1
56 km26 km (16 mi) to the NE Selat Sumba, 8.9 km north of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoJan 23, 2019 07:39 pm (GMT +8)
5.6
10 km94 km (59 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 175 km southwest of Waingapu, Indonesia 4 reportsInfoJan 22, 2019 01:10 pm (GMT +8)
6.3
16 km75 km (47 mi) to the S Indian Ocean, 112 km southwest of Pulau Sumba
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