M4.8 earthquake 41 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wed, Sep 12, 1973, 8:25 PM GMT+11 (09:25 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 29 km SE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-12 09:25:03 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.916° S, 165.469° 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
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003dr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.