Earthquake details

Thursday, January 8, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 135.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.934 and latitude -0.411.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.0 km
Coordinates	-0.411, 132.934
UTC time	2009-01-08 16:18:50.120

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	135.5 km
Sorong	193.4 km
Nabire	435.1 km
Masohi	545.8 km
Amahai	552.9 km
Tual	581.2 km
Tobelo	597.6 km
Sofifi	611.9 km
Ternate	632.1 km
Ambon City	642.6 km
Wamena	784.6 km
Sanana	795.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	155.4 km
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