Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 16:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 155.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.745 and latitude -0.417.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-0.417, 132.745
UTC time	2009-01-06 16:28:08.640

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	155.0 km
Sorong	173.0 km
Nabire	448.7 km
Masohi	528.5 km
Amahai	535.7 km
Tobelo	578.7 km
Tual	580.2 km
Sofifi	591.4 km
Ternate	611.7 km
Ambon City	625.0 km
Sanana	775.0 km
Wamena	802.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	134.4 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	94.1 km

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