M5.9 earthquake 150 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 150 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jan 19, 1967, 11:38 PM GMT+11 (12:38 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-01-19 12:38:31 UTC
- Depth
- 140.0 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.903° S, 166.494° 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
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.7190 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21815 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.9133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21816 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21820 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 6.0192 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21821 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.7182 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21822 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.8162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21822 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.7136 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21822 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 7.8146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 21823 days ago · 59 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839939. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.