Earthquake details

Thursday, January 29, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kefamenanu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.114 and latitude -9.009.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 65.9 km
Coordinates -9.009, 124.114
UTC time 2009-01-29 04:45:05.520
Location Atambua
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-29

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