Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes 188 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 188 kilometers west of Abepura, Indonesia, on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 19:07:17 GMT. The seismic event occurred at a depth of 28.446 kilometers, with its epicenter located at coordinates -2.5277 latitude and 138.9388 longitude.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected and reported the earthquake's details. The magnitude, a measure of the energy released by an earthquake, is calculated by the USGS using seismograph data from various stations worldwide.

The USGS continuously monitors global seismic activity, providing crucial information about earthquake occurrences, locations, and depths, which are routinely reported in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), also known as GMT.