M5.6 earthquake 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 5, 1973, 6:51 AM GMT+9 (21:51 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-04 21:51:25 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.994° N, 126.720° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.51 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19402 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.0173 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19364 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002zv (also filed as iscgem756976). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.