M5.1 earthquake 78 km WSW of Ende, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 78 km WSW of Ende, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 27, 1973, 2:28 AM GMT+8 (18:28 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 69 km SSE of Ende, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-26 18:28:26 UTC
- Depth
- 92.0 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.228° S, 121.065° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004a7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.