Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes 194 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 194 km west of Abepura, Indonesia, on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 12:27:02 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the shallow event at a depth of 10 km. The coordinates of the epicenter were recorded as -2.6055 latitude and 138.8797 longitude.

The USGS, a scientific agency of the United States government, measures earthquake magnitudes using seismographs, instruments that detect and record ground motion. These measurements help determine the energy released by an earthquake. Depth indicates how far below the Earth's surface the earthquake originated.