International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550253
Event time 2026-01-14 13:43:46 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 04:43:46 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 14:00:31 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.9
Depth 55 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Papua
Nearest settlement Jayapura
Distance 167 km
Course WNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name South Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Takar Airstrip (20,02 km), Wakde Airport (33,53 km), Sarmi Airport (64,04 km), Waff Airstrip (66,74 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.