M6.1 earthquake 157 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 157 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Nov 21, 1971, 5:20 PM GMT+11 (06:20 UTC), 117 km (72 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
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-11-21 06:20:01 UTC
- Depth
- 116.6 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.926° S, 166.568° 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
- ±0.68
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7156 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 20029 days ago · 110 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.4173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20024 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem778698. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.