M 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2025-10-08

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (149 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea), depth 10 km, 15:21 Local (2025-10-08 05:21 UTC). Shaking felt by ~100K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (149 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.5332, 152.3009