Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 23:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.940 and latitude -0.641.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.4 km
Coordinates	-0.641, 132.940
UTC time	2009-01-07 23:38:50.540

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	127.5 km
Sorong	188.8 km
Nabire	415.6 km
Masohi	531.7 km
Amahai	538.8 km
Tual	555.6 km
Tobelo	608.9 km
Sofifi	618.4 km
Ambon City	628.9 km
Ternate	638.6 km
Wamena	770.9 km
Sanana	790.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	158.5 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	120.8 km

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