Earthquake details

Sunday, August 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 10:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Padang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.415 and latitude -1.548.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.548, 99.415
UTC time 2009-08-16 10:45:26.290
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-16

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