Magnitude 5.1 earthuqake struck near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia

- Time: 2024-03-06 at 23:56:55 UTC
            2024-03-07 at 08:56:55 Jayapura
- Location: -4.84° LAT, 134.12° LON
- Magnitude: mb5.1
- Depth: 10 km
- Provider: USGS


Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 5.1 earthquake near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia.

The earthquake occurred in an area where we announced INCREASED seismic hazard exposure (yellow alert) in our latest weekly earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, on March 4, 2024, available here.


Picture 2: The latest earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, posted on March 4, 2024.

The earthquake also occurred within a region influenced by potentially dangerous tectonic waves (D-waves). We posted about these D-waves on March 4, stating that they are resulting in the highest active tractions also in the Indonesia region. See the post here.


Picture 3: D-wave responsible for triggering magnitude 5.1 earthquake near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia.

D-Waves or potentially dangerous waves are tectonic waves that have the potential to trigger moderate to strong earthquakes globally. As they pass through regions, they increase high active tectonic tractions, thus increasing seismic activity in their wake. This means that they intensify the stresses and pressures along tectonic plate boundaries or fault lines, which are already areas of high tectonic activity. As a result, the increased stresses potentially lead to the occurrence of earthquakes in these regions.

There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far and no particular alert was issued.

 

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

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