Solomon Islands earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 34 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 34 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 11:30 AM GMT+11 (00:30 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 28 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-02-20 00:30:48 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.696° S, 166.112° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.836 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 6.828 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.923 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.241 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.685 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.838 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16284 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 5.185 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16282 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.799 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16294 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.0108 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16314 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jqe (also filed as gcmtb022082c, gcmt19820220003048, iscgem604289). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.