Earthquake details

Saturday, May 9, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.483 and latitude -0.337.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.337, 132.483
UTC time 2009-05-09 00:29:49.650
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-09

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