M5.9 earthquake 93 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 93 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wed, Apr 4, 1962, 3:24 AM GMT+11 (16:24 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1962-04-03 16:24:57 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.660° S, 164.943° 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
- ±0.70
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem874469. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.