M4.7 earthquake 68 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands on Sat, May 3, 1986, 4:58 PM GMT+11 (05:58 UTC), 134 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 161 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-03 05:58:07 UTC
- Depth
- 134.4 km (83.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.055° S, 166.325° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8161 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14750 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.337 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
Earthquakes todaySolomon Islands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tfa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.