Solomon Islands earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thu, Jul 11, 1985, 6:00 AM GMT+11 (19:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 92 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-07-10 19:00:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.361° S, 166.408° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.792 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15033 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.0154 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15031 days ago · 191 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.797 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15025 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 5.4121 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15009 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.8111 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15002 days ago · 158 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.7179 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14990 days ago · 191 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 5.2138 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15072 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.230 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15073 days ago · 187 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gnw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.