M4.6 earthquake 140 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Tue, Mar 16, 1982, 9:23 PM GMT+11 (10:23 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-16 10:23:40 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.970° S, 165.533° 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 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k59. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.