M 4.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2026-10-02

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (107 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 35 km, 15:10 Local (2026-10-02 04:10 UTC). Shaking felt by ~100K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (107 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.1852, 155.6075