Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 171 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 171 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, May 22, 1982, 1:29 AM GMT+11 (14:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 163 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-05-21 14:29:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.857° S, 166.866° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4163 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16191 days ago · 219 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.9182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16203 days ago · 196 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.0200 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16214 days ago · 198 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001meq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.