M4.9 earthquake 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 6, 1973, 7:55 AM GMT+9 (22:55 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-05 22:55:17 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.546° N, 126.419° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19567 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19556 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.3157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.4174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.2168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.5163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.6170 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.5162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.1143 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.5168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19544 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000dp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.