M5.9 earthquake 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, May 4, 1973, 8:27 PM GMT+9 (11:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-04 11:27:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.281° N, 126.715° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.81 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.25 |
Did you feel it?
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
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9174 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19510 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.0101 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19462 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001q2 (also filed as iscgem760188). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.