M4.8 earthquake 156 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 156 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jan 7, 1982, 3:21 PM GMT+11 (04:21 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 178 km SE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-07 04:21:17 UTC
- Depth
- 105.8 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.132° S, 165.929° 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8178 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16330 days ago · 156 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0108 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16315 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6164 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16314 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.799 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16295 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.685 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.185 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16282 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hx9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.