Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - 92 km southwest of Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:11 am (GMT +9) -
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 42 km depth
19 May 01:21 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 01:11:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:11 am (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 42.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 3.08°S / 139.96°E  (Papua, Indonesia) |
| Antipode | 3.08°N / 40.04°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 92 km (57 mi) SW of Abepura (pop: 62,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) SW of Noordwijk (pop: 134,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 155 km (97 mi) WSW of Vanimo (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  29.2°C (84 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 42 km | PAPUA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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