M5.5 earthquake 186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Fri, Aug 6, 1982, 7:42 AM GMT+11 (20:42 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 198 km NW 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-05 20:42:07 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.347° S, 166.247° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5187 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16118 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.6198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem593206. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.