Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes 211 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 211 km west of Abepura, Indonesia, on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 20:15:13 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, with its epicenter located at coordinates -2.6381 latitude and 138.7352 longitude.

The USGS, a scientific agency of the United States government, monitors and reports on earthquakes globally. They use a network of seismographs to detect ground motion, allowing them to determine an earthquake's magnitude, location, and depth. Magnitude is a measure of the energy released at the earthquake's source.