Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 155.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.836 and latitude -0.196.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-0.196, 132.836
UTC time	2009-01-19 01:06:29.210

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	155.6 km
Sorong	191.1 km
Nabire	460.4 km
Masohi	551.7 km
Amahai	558.8 km
Tobelo	578.3 km
Sofifi	596.6 km
Tual	604.8 km
Ternate	616.7 km
Ambon City	647.8 km
Sanana	790.9 km
Wamena	806.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	146.2 km
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