M 4.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1997-12-24

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (69 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 49 km, 22:30 Local (1997-12-24 12:30 UTC). Shaking felt by ~250K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (69 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.378, 154.964