M4.1 earthquake 74 km NE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 74 km NE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, Jun 15, 1985, 4:42 PM GMT+11 (05:42 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 30 km ENE of Lata, 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-15 05:42:29 UTC
- Depth
- 175.5 km (109.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.181° S, 166.191° 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 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0002fva. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.