M 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2025-08-22

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (121 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea), depth 69 km, 20:26 Local (2025-08-22 10:26 UTC). Shaking felt by ~33K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (121 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea) — -6.3623, 148.0242