M 5.0 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2006-08-02

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Solomon Sea (145 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea), depth 38 km, 09:44 Local (2006-08-02 23:44 UTC). Shaking felt by ~265K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (145 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.463, 152.479