A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred at 04:06:32 (UTC) on Monday, August 10, 2009, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 100 km SSE of Lata, at a depth of 42.8 km.
A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 13:15:38 (UTC) on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 190 km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, at a depth of 82.6 km.
A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 11:01:22 (UTC) on Sunday, July 19, 2008, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 155 km WSW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, at a depth of 43.1 km.
A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 09:27:06 (UTC) on Sunday, July 19, 2008, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 287 km (178 miles) ESE (103°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 47 km.
A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred at 01:05:19 (UTC) on Sunday, September 02, 2007, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 95 km S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl, at a depth of 35 km.
A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 12:05:21 (UTC) on Sunday, August 12, 2007, in the Santa Cruz Islands region, 453 km North from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu, at a depth of 48 km.