M7.0 earthquake 207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands on Fri, Aug 6, 1982, 7:32 AM GMT+11 (20:32 UTC), 31 km (19 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
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-05 20:32:52 UTC
- Depth
- 30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.597° S, 165.931° 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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16119 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5187 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16118 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.6198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nvd (also filed as gcmtc080582c, gcmt19820805203254, iscgem593205). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.