M4.6 earthquake 129 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 129 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Feb 1, 1981, 7:23 AM GMT+11 (20:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-31 20:23:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.882° S, 166.004° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16653 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0Santa Cruz Islands · 16637 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.2197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16635 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.5112 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16621 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.5194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16621 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.8197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.8147 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16679 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0148 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16703 days ago · 172 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1134 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16707 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c03. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.