M5.1 earthquake 186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 186 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Mar 2, 1985, 11:48 PM GMT+11 (12:48 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-02 12:48:29 UTC
- Depth
- 139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.205° S, 166.621° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cbs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.