Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 19:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.894 and latitude -0.447.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.447, 132.894
UTC time 2009-01-03 19:54:55.960
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-03

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