Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 18, 1973, 11:37 PM GMT+9 (14:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-03-18 14:37:48 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.577° N, 126.923° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19544 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19538 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.9156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19526 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.9156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19499 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.9174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19499 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 5.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 6.5162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19546 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.6170 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 5.5163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.2168 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.4174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 6.3157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19548 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.7156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19556 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19567 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000zn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.