M6.2 earthquake 49 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jul 22, 1934, 1:57 PM GMT+11 (02:57 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-22 02:57:58 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.816° S, 165.358° 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 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.717 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33666 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 7.345 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33666 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.436 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33667 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 6.361 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 33667 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 6.1Santa Cruz Islands · 33689 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905070. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.