Earthquake details

Thursday, December 31, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 06:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 264.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.452 and latitude -2.008.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 19.0 km
Coordinates -2.008, 137.452
UTC time 2009-12-31 06:26:10.400
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-31

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