Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.863 and latitude -0.185.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.9 km
Coordinates	-0.185, 132.863
UTC time	2009-01-04 00:55:36.220

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	153.5 km
Sorong	194.4 km
Nabire	459.4 km
Masohi	554.8 km
Amahai	562.0 km
Tobelo	580.7 km
Sofifi	599.3 km
Tual	606.1 km
Ternate	619.5 km
Ambon City	650.9 km
Sanana	794.1 km
Wamena	804.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	149.4 km
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