Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 16:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 361.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.054 and latitude -7.464.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 36.3 km
Coordinates -7.464, 130.054
UTC time 2009-12-23 16:28:34.200
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-23

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