M5.5 earthquake 83 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Tue, Jan 10, 1967, 6:47 AM GMT+11 (19:47 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 62 km SSW 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-01-09 19:47:01 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.459° S, 165.620° 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
- ±0.35
- 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 · 72 km away
- 5.750 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21812 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.248 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21812 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.236 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21813 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.954 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.8162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21814 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.7136 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21815 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839591. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.