M 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2026-09-23

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Solomon Sea (144 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea), depth 35 km, 08:31 Local (2026-09-23 22:31 UTC). Shaking felt by ~32K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (144 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea) — -6.6396, 148.2939

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