February 9, 2023 Earthquake: Jayapura, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Jayapura, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia on February 9, 2023 at 06:28:00 UTC, 22 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 9, 2023
- Time
- 06:28:00 UTC
- Place
- Jayapura, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.635° S, 140.557° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 15
- Houses damaged
- 28
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #13445 lists four victims found in the rubble of the cafeteria building which was collapsed by the earthquake. The location of the cafeteria was above the waters in the Jayapura City area. 15 houses were heavily damaged, 1 house was moderately damaged and 28 houses were slightly damaged. In addition, 1 cafeteria collapsed and sank, 5 office buildings were damaged, the Jayapura City Hospital was damaged, 1 mosque, 2 churches, 1 hotel and 1 supermarket were also affected.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 7, 1900, NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia
- November 21, 1919, Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia
- January 10, 1971, Djajapura,sentani, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- May 28, 1968, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- September 20, 1935, N-Central, Papua New Guinea
- July 29, 1917, Papua New Guinea
- August 7, 1931, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- October 10, 1921, Sentani, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- February 22, 1951, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10664.