Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.584 and latitude -0.304.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.304, 132.584
UTC time 2009-01-03 20:21:33.760
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-03

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