M4.4 earthquake 154 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 154 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Fri, Nov 29, 1985, 5:12 PM GMT+11 (06:12 UTC), 253 km (157 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 180 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-29 06:12:57 UTC
- Depth
- 252.7 km (157.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.851° S, 166.640° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0155 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.6180 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14851 days ago · 218 km deep · 35 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nc2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.