Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 8, 1974, 8:34 AM GMT+9 (23:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 156 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-04-07 23:34:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.163° N, 126.883° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2156 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19130 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 6.0153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19128 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 5.3152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19127 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.8156 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19127 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.5161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19127 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.7154 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19127 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 5.2189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 5.2160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.8145 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.8149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.1181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 5.0202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 5.2209 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19126 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 5.4195 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19125 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 5.1181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19125 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 5.2197 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19124 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.9182 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19123 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.9130 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19163 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.8110 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19166 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005wt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.