M5.7 earthquake 190 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 190 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Jan 9, 1967, 2:27 AM GMT+11 (15:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 150 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-01-08 15:27:15 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.273° S, 166.554° 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
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.9133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21808 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21812 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.0192 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21813 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.7182 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.8162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.7136 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21815 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 7.8146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21815 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.