M5.2 earthquake 209 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 209 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jun 3, 1982, 9:16 PM GMT+11 (10:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-03 10:16:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.623° S, 165.782° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mnu (also filed as gcmtb060382b, gcmt19820603101600, iscgem596521). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.