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

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