Earthquake details

Sunday, January 11, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 18:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 136.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.880 and latitude -0.545.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-0.545, 132.880
UTC time	2009-01-11 18:13:01.170

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	136.5 km
Sorong	184.0 km
Nabire	428.0 km
Masohi	532.2 km
Amahai	539.3 km
Tual	566.1 km
Tobelo	598.3 km
Sofifi	609.3 km
Ambon City	629.2 km
Ternate	629.6 km
Wamena	782.1 km
Sanana	786.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	150.3 km
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