M4.5 earthquake 194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Tue, Mar 31, 1981, 10:38 AM GMT+11 (23:38 UTC), 45 km (28 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-30 23:38:01 UTC
- Depth
- 45.4 km (28.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.379° S, 166.391° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7170 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16597 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16595 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.3201 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16594 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cyf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.