M5.3 earthquake 201 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 201 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 3:28 PM GMT+11 (04:28 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-27 04:28:16 UTC
- Depth
- 49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.475° S, 166.312° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4133 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.1111 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16525 days ago · 199 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.7170 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16587 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5194 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16612 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5112 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16612 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ddh (also filed as gcmtb042781b, gcmt19810427042816, iscgem628815). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.