M6.2 earthquake 38 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Fri, Mar 21, 1952, 10:39 AM GMT+11 (23:39 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-03-20 23:39:08 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.821° S, 165.457° 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
- ±0.67
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem892656. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.