M5.0 earthquake 69 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sun, Feb 9, 1986, 1:47 PM GMT+11 (02:47 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-09 02:47:08 UTC
- Depth
- 101.9 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.323° S, 165.994° 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 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp0002qut. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.