Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 21:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 144.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.885 and latitude -0.325.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.2 km
Coordinates	-0.325, 132.885
UTC time	2009-01-03 21:49:30.880

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	144.3 km
Sorong	191.0 km
Nabire	445.9 km
Masohi	547.1 km
Amahai	554.3 km
Tobelo	588.8 km
Tual	590.6 km
Sofifi	604.6 km
Ternate	624.8 km
Ambon City	643.7 km
Sanana	792.6 km
Wamena	794.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	150.2 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	108.9 km

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