M 4.9 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — May 6, 1979

M 4.9 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — May 6, 1979. Epicenter 67 km SE of Arawa, depth 137 km, 10:35 Local (1979-05-06 00:35 UTC). Shaking felt by ~67K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (67 km SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.716, 155.929

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