M5.0 earthquake 173 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 173 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 19, 1973, 7:16 PM GMT+9 (10:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 171 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-19 10:16:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.613° S, 134.556° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.8171 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · 19516 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.4193 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 19516 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.896 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 19520 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9132 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 19522 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001f5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.