LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
11 km NE of Sorong City
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Sorong City on 17 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC. The hypocentre was 3 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Sorong.
- Depth
- 3 km
- Latitude
- 0.75°S
- Time
- 08:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow · at sea
131.38°E longitude
17 Oct 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
SHAKEMAP (BMKG)
View the official report↗MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
3 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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