M7.7 earthquake 138 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jul 19, 1934, 6:40 AM GMT+11 (19:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-18 19:40:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.818° S, 166.413° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 25.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.40
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.2197 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33669 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 7.345 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33667 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.0111 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33660 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 6.8173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 33650 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905046. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.