Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 195.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.989 and latitude -5.552.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -5.552, 130.989
UTC time 2009-02-27 12:48:07.610
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-27

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