M4.7 earthquake 76 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 4, 1973, 2:01 AM GMT+8 (18:01 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 52 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-03 18:01:42 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.272° S, 122.912° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.352 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 19313 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.163 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 19296 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000041b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.