Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua, Indonesia

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.