M7.0 · 80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands

Saturday, July 18, 2015 · 2:27 AM – 2:37 AM
80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands

Magnitude 7.0 (mww), 11 km deep, 80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands — 10.40°S, 165.14°E. July 18, 2015 at 02:27 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 6. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002yaw Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).