Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 04:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 28.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.236 and latitude 1.610.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 94.9 km
Coordinates 1.610, 128.236
UTC time 2009-09-17 04:52:26.910
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-17

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