Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 107 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia in the morning

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Indonesia near Nabire, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday, October 3rd, 2025, at 8:02 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 38. km. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nabire (pop. 43,900) located 107 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 3, 2025 08:02 am (GMT +9) local time (2 Oct 2025 23:02 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 38.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.81°S / 136.29°E (Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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