M4.9 earthquake Banda Sea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Thu, Nov 22, 1973, 6:55 PM GMT+9 (09:55 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-22 09:55:30 UTC
- Depth
- 96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.903° S, 129.369° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000485. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.