A 5.3‑magnitude earthquake hit the West Papua region of Indonesia at 2032 GMT on Thursday, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The seismic event’s epicenter was located at 4.53°S, 132.44°E, with a shallow depth of roughly 10 km.
The German research centre noted that no damage, injuries or casualties were reported, and no aftershocks have been recorded in its brief release. The region lies within a complex tectonic setting, but the recent quake was of moderate intensity and did not trigger widespread concerns.
Local authorities in West Papua have not issued any alerts or warnings following the event, and preliminary field checks by local emergency management teams confirm that buildings and infrastructure remain intact.
This event follows a series of smaller tremors in the broader Indonesian archipelago earlier that week, but the GFZ report focused solely on the 5.3‑magnitude shock in West Papua.
