M5.8 earthquake 73 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 73 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Mar 9, 1967, 2:24 PM GMT+11 (03:24 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 51 km ENE 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-03-09 03:24:19 UTC
- Depth
- 23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.698° S, 166.471° 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
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem837565. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.