Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes 200 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 200 kilometers west of Abepura, Indonesia, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 14:50:42 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. Earthquakes are measured using seismographs, which detect and record ground motion.

The earthquake's epicenter was located at coordinates -2.5597 latitude and 138.8297 longitude. The magnitude scale is a logarithmic measure of the energy released by an earthquake. Shallow earthquakes, like this one, typically occur at depths less than 70 kilometers.