Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 03:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 141.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.431 and latitude -0.523.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 132.2 km
Coordinates -0.523, 127.431
UTC time 2009-01-22 03:01:54.100
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-22

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