M4.7 earthquake 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 8, 1973, 10:20 PM GMT+9 (13:20 UTC), 95 km (59 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-08 13:20:25 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.334° N, 126.736° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.4174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.2168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.5163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.6170 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 6.5162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.1143 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19544 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.9156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19526 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.9156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19499 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19499 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000vh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.