M5.3 earthquake Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Solomon Islands on Sat, Mar 27, 1982, 7:11 PM GMT+11 (08:11 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 132 km ESE of Kirakira, 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-27 08:11:23 UTC
- Depth
- 62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.110° S, 162.860° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5132 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 16250 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.3157 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 16250 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.6144 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 16250 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6175 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 16250 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.144 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 16215 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kcv (also filed as gcmtb032782d, gcmt19820327081123, iscgem603108). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.