M5.1 earthquake Halmahera, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in Halmahera, Indonesia on Sat, May 12, 1973, 4:47 AM GMT+9 (19:47 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-11 19:47:41 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.079° S, 129.302° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001sp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.