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Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at unknown depth

12 Aug 08:31 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
12 Aug 08:31: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 30.00 km (from 6.2 to 18.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.1 mi) towards SSW.
12 Aug 08:32: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.00 to 10.00 km (from 18.6 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 19 km (12 mi) towards NNE.

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Earthquake details Date & timeAug 12, 2025 08:24:24 UTC – Local time at epicenterTuesday, Aug 12, 2025, at 08:24 am (Universal Time GMT +0) Statusconfirmed Magnitude6.3 Depth10 km Epicenter latitude / longitude2.175°S / 138.809°E Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, Indonesia Seismic antipode2.175°N / 41.191°W Shaking intensityVII Very strong shaking near epicenter Felt0 reports Primary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 24.5°C (76 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from ESE Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.3 | about seismic energy

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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Abepura, a town

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 12, 12:33 am (GMT -6)

4.4

16 km5.1 km (3.2 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 175 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoAug 11, 11:46 am (GMT -6)

4.5

35 km62 km (39 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 114 km southwest of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoAug 11, 03:57 am (GMT -6)

4.5

55 km50 km (31 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 128 km south of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoAug 11, 03:52 am (GMT -6)

4.3

3.4 km15 km (9.3 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 165 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoAug 11, 03:04 am (GMT -6)

4.2

19 km6.2 km (3.9 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 182 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoAug 10, 08:21 pm (GMT -6)

5.8

9.1 km24 km (15 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 250 km southwest of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT – 1 reportInfoJun 18, 03:49 am (GMT -6)

5.8

10 km55 km (34 mi) to the E 115 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico 6 reportsInfoJul 14, 2023 03:29 am (GMT -6)

6.5

16 km41 km (26 mi) to the E Mexico: 140 Km Al SUROESTE De PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS 114 reportsInfoOct 1, 2022 10:36 am (GMT -6)

5.6

10 km50 km (31 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 198 km west of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 14 reportsInfoJun 23,

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