M5.3 earthquake 95 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 95 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Apr 13, 1981, 3:45 AM GMT+11 (16:45 UTC), 78 km (48 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-12 16:45:16 UTC
- Depth
- 77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.491° S, 166.203° 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 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d3z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.