M4.8 earthquake 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 3, 1973, 10:29 AM GMT+8 (02:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 127 km W of Ternate, 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
- 1973-01-03 02:29:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.548° N, 126.305° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 19598 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19586 days ago · 63 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19567 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000000k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.