M7.2 earthquake 199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jan 1, 1967, 9:15 AM GMT+11 (22:15 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-12-31 22:15:16 UTC
- Depth
- 24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.509° S, 165.517° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7136 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.8162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.7182 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
- 6.0192 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21813 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.9133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21808 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem841184 (also filed as atlas19661231221516). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.