An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Papua province in Indonesia on Thursday (October 16, 2025), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake was at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles), USGS said. The epicenter of the quake was about 200 km from the city of Abepura, which has a population of over 62,000, according to USGS. There was no tsunami warning after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the quake with a magnitude of 6.4 at a depth of 16 kilometres.
The agency’s earthquake and tsunami director Daryono, who goes by one name, said in a statement no aftershocks had yet been recorded.
Indonesia, a vast archipelagic nation, experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
The arc of intense seismic activity, where tectonic plates collide, stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
Indonesia’s Papua is on the western half of the large Pacific island it shares with Papua New Guinea.
Published – October 16, 2025 12:31 pm IST
