Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 03:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 287.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.900 and latitude -3.297.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.297, 143.900
UTC time 2002-01-09 03:57:23.540
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-09

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