M4.6 earthquake 18 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Aug 11, 1973, 2:55 PM GMT+11 (03:55 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-11 03:55:16 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.835° S, 165.920° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.841 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19369 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.455 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19343 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.