M4.3 earthquake 57 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 5:19 AM GMT+11 (18:19 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 72 km WSW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-08 18:19:07 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.964° S, 165.327° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.172 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.9142 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eka. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.