Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 3, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Tuesday, January 3, 1967 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Solomon Islands - SO), about 629.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.472 and latitude -12.370.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -12.370, 166.472
UTC time 1967-01-03 21:23:22.370
Location 196 km SSE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1967-01-03

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