Earthquake details

Thursday, January 15, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 23:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.708 and latitude -0.556.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 32.5 km
Coordinates -0.556, 132.708
UTC time 2009-01-15 23:58:48.510
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-15

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