M4.5 earthquake 154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 25, 1973, 7:36 AM GMT+9 (22:36 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 162 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-24 22:36:41 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.283° N, 126.730° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19562 days ago · 95 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.3157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19555 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.4174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19555 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.2168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19555 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.5163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19555 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.6170 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19555 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.5162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19552 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19552 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.1143 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19552 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19552 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19551 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.5176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19545 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.9156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19533 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000pr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.