Significant magnitude 5.1 quake hits 106 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia in the afternoon

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Indonesia near Nabire, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Thursday, April 9th, 2026, at 4:32 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. 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.
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 Bugalaga (pop. 3,600) located 99 km from the epicenter, and Nabire (pop. 43,900) 106 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 9, 2026 04:32 pm (GMT +9) local time (9 Apr 2026 07:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.8°S / 136.27°E (Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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