M4.6 earthquake 28 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Mar 30, 1981, 11:55 PM GMT+11 (12:55 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 95 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. 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
- 1981-03-30 12:55:28 UTC
- Depth
- 164.2 km (102.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.845° S, 166.023° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.5112 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16623 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0Santa Cruz Islands · 16639 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.861 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16646 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.667 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16646 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cya. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.