Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 19:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 104.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.606 and latitude 2.451.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 208.5 km
Coordinates 2.451, 128.606
UTC time 2009-01-28 19:51:57.540
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-28

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