Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 21:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.561 and latitude 2.524.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 229.3 km
Coordinates 2.524, 128.561
UTC time 2008-01-09 21:33:18.920
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-09

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