Earthquake details

Sunday, August 23, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 133.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.077 and latitude 2.483.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.483, 127.077
UTC time 2009-08-23 11:44:30.600
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-23

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