Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 13:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.728 and latitude -0.571.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.571, 132.728
UTC time 2009-01-04 13:06:31.820
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-04

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