Solomon Islands earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 87 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Sep 26, 1982, 3:04 AM GMT+11 (16:04 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-09-25 16:04:01 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.343° S, 166.300° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6122 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16049 days ago · 133 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.778 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16016 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.9108 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16089 days ago · 210 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ptx (also filed as gcmtb092582a, gcmt19820925160401, iscgem592632). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.