M5.7 earthquake 17 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jul 22, 1934, 7:11 AM GMT+11 (20:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 49 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-21 20:11:32 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.854° S, 165.890° 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 2.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 7.345 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33678 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.436 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33679 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.361 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33679 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 6.1Santa Cruz Islands · 33701 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905069. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.