Solomon Islands earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wed, Nov 19, 1975, 3:03 AM GMT+11 (16:03 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.9 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-11-18 16:03:07 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.273° S, 166.676° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7137 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18567 days ago · 241 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 5.0184 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18556 days ago · 246 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 5.3156 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18547 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.9176 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18540 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.8187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18532 days ago · 199 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18575 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.9183 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 18582 days ago · 269 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4110 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18597 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.4192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18599 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dn3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.