M5.4 earthquake 140 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 140 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 12:42 AM GMT+11 (13:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-05 13:42:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.792° S, 165.105° E
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 25 stations |
| 5.37 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9145 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16008 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.1131 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15980 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.054 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15975 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.048 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15968 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r9f (also filed as gcmtb120582c, gcmt19821205134212, iscgem586401). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.