M7.3 earthquake 45 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 45 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Jul 21, 1934, 5:18 PM GMT+11 (06:18 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-21 06:18:21 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.099° S, 165.967° 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
- ±0.41
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.717 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33666 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.249 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33665 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.0111 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33660 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 6.436 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33667 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.361 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33667 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 7.7138 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33669 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.1Santa Cruz Islands · 33689 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905065. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.