M5.0 earthquake 171 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 171 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Mar 24, 1983, 11:24 PM GMT+11 (12:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-24 12:24:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.964° S, 164.244° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1196 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15885 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.0121 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15868 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.097 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15868 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001txe (also filed as iscgemsup581391). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.