Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 13:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.951 and latitude -0.510.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.510, 132.951
UTC time 2009-01-14 13:33:08.360
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-14

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.6
Sorong
Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC
157.8 km
M 4.6
Sorong
Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC
118.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.