Earthquake details

Saturday, August 15, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 12:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.411 and latitude 0.100.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 160.3 km
Coordinates 0.100, 123.411
UTC time 2009-08-15 12:30:12.490
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-15

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