M6.4 earthquake 36 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Jul 21, 1934, 5:48 AM GMT+11 (18:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.3 45 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-20 18:48:48 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.888° S, 166.084° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.345 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33677 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.717 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33677 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.249 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33677 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905063. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.