Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 187 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 187 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Fri, Aug 6, 1982, 11:37 PM GMT+11 (12:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ms), light
Local time
UTC
1982-08-06 12:37:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.364° S, 166.242° 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. 5.6198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 5.5186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16118 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 7.0207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16118 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nvr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.