M4.6 earthquake 147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 11, 1973, 1:15 PM GMT+9 (04:15 UTC), 85 km (53 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-11 04:15:49 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.352° N, 126.838° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19406 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19391 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.2204 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19390 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002nt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.