M 4.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2025-06-17

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (94 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 70 km, 14:20 Local (2025-06-17 03:20 UTC). Shaking felt by ~100K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (94 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.0711, 155.6588