M 4.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — December 16, 1973

M 4.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — December 16, 1973. Epicenter 177 km SE of Kimbe, depth 10 km, 19:47 Local (1973-12-16 09:47 UTC). Shaking felt by ~33K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (177 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — -6.935, 150.939

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