Indonesia earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 16, 1973, 9:00 AM GMT+8 (01:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Mar 16, 1973, 9:00 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1973-03-16 01:00:48 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.171° N, 126.500° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 20

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ys (also filed as iscgem762934). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.