M4.9 earthquake 108 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 108 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Sep 5, 1982, 12:20 AM GMT+11 (13:20 UTC), 210 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 87 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-04 13:20:46 UTC
- Depth
- 209.5 km (130.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.464° S, 166.452° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.587 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16068 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.6122 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16049 days ago · 133 km deep · 18 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pdd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.