M4.0 earthquake 155 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 155 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Tue, Dec 24, 1985, 8:35 PM GMT+11 (09:35 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-24 09:35:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.104° S, 166.094° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6180 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14851 days ago · 218 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.069 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14835 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0134 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14826 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pbu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.