Earthquake details

Sunday, May 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 163.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.767 and latitude 2.513.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 2.513, 126.767
UTC time 2009-05-17 23:22:58.910
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-17

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