M 4.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2026-01-28

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (156 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea), depth 39 km, 15:07 Local (2026-01-28 05:07 UTC). Shaking felt by ~100K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (156 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea) — -6.2604, 148.3154