M5.7 earthquake 14 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Mar 17, 1962, 6:42 AM GMT+11 (19:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 93 km W 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
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1962-03-16 19:42:42 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.786° S, 165.678° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem874376. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.