Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 112 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 112 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Mar 30, 1981, 9:28 PM GMT+11 (10:28 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 170 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-03-30 10:28:06 UTC
Depth
79.8 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
11.726° S, 165.973° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.628 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16624 days ago · 164 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.5194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16624 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 5.395 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16611 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.7170 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16599 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 5.3201 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16597 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.2197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16638 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.0Santa Cruz Islands · 16640 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cy7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.