16 km N of Nabire

4 days ago

BMKGFELT

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km N of Nabire on 04 Nov 2026, 00:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 23 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Nabire. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 23 km
Latitude: 3.22°S
Time: 00:46 UTC
Magnitude: M4.6

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

II–IIINabirebarely felt to weak shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M4.6 earthquake near Nabire

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MAGNITUDE 4.6

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.

23 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.