M5.6 earthquake 85 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wed, Feb 16, 1972, 2:49 PM GMT+11 (03:49 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-02-16 03:49:52 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.347° S, 166.261° 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
- ±0.60
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem776232. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.