Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 05:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 72.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.894 and latitude 1.215.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 78.9 km
Coordinates 1.215, 126.894
UTC time 2008-12-09 05:33:15.210
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-09

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