M5.2 earthquake 138 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 138 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 1:51 AM GMT+11 (14:51 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 92 km SE 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-17 14:51:19 UTC
- Depth
- 128.4 km (79.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.689° S, 166.602° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.996 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15049 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.792 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15033 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0154 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15031 days ago · 191 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.797 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15025 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fxm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.