M 5.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 3, 1978

M 5.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 3, 1978. Epicenter 140 km SW of Arawa, depth 33 km, 10:57 Local (1978-12-03 00:57 UTC). Shaking felt by ~214K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (140 km SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.247, 154.828

Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea)

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