Earthquake details

Sunday, August 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 08:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 136.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.908 and latitude -0.447.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -0.447, 132.908
UTC time 2009-08-02 08:54:33.360
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2009-08-02

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