M 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2026-05-03

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (198 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea), depth 10 km, 10:58 Local (2026-05-03 00:58 UTC). Shaking felt by ~56K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (198 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.9862, 152.2224