M5.9 earthquake 133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Jan 8, 1967, 3:41 AM GMT+11 (16:41 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 62 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time: Sun, Jan 8, 1967, 3:41 AM GMT+11
UTC: 1967-01-07 16:41:06 UTC
Depth: 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 11.897° S, 166.107° 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 2.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

Earthquakes today Solomon Islands earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839522. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.