M5.0 earthquake 101 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 101 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jun 22, 1973, 2:00 PM GMT+9 (05:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 146 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-22 05:00:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.007° N, 127.136° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002ax. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.