M4.9 earthquake 143 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 143 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wed, Aug 26, 1981, 8:40 AM GMT+11 (21:40 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 157 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-25 21:40:25 UTC
- Depth
- 150.1 km (93.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.762° S, 166.591° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fga. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.