Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 141.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.169 and latitude 6.449.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 6.449, 94.169
UTC time 2009-01-04 20:22:54.730
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-04

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