M4.7 earthquake 168 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 168 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Dec 2, 1973, 6:13 PM GMT+11 (07:13 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 184 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-02 07:13:38 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.223° S, 166.085° 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
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3184 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19272 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6137 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19242 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19231 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004d9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.