M4.9 earthquake 83 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Aug 9, 1981, 3:09 PM GMT+11 (04:09 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 93 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-09 04:09:30 UTC
- Depth
- 164.9 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.193° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f68. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.