Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes 208 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 208 km W of Abepura, Indonesia, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 06:46:40 GMT. The seismic event occurred at a depth of 21.587 km, with coordinates recorded at -2.6349 latitude and 138.7604 longitude.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) consistently measures earthquake magnitude, which is a quantitative measure of the size of the earthquake at its source, and provides details on location, depth, and time of occurrence worldwide. This event's data was recorded by their monitoring systems.