Earthquake details

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.095 and latitude 2.363.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.363, 127.095
UTC time 2009-08-20 06:50:52.860
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-20

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