Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 04:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 197.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.993 and latitude 0.470.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 88.0 km
Coordinates 0.470, 120.993
UTC time 2009-01-20 04:06:57.220
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-20

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