M5.3 earthquake Western Australia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in Western Australia on Sat, Mar 10, 1973, 9:31 AM GMT+8 (01:31 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-10 01:31:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.867° S, 127.322° E
- Region
- Australia
- 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
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000w8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.