LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands on 19 Aug 2026, 20:02 UTC. The hypocentre was 113.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 41 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 113.1 km
- Latitude
- 11.81°S
- Time
- 20:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
166.33°E longitude
19 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
113.1 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
41 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 7.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
02 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · 87.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:45 UTC · 10 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · 580.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC · 510.1 km deep