M4.8 earthquake 171 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 171 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 17, 1973, 10:08 PM GMT+9 (13:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 173 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-17 13:08:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.319° S, 134.287° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0173 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · 19514 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.2171 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · 19491 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001ec. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.