M 5.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — December 27, 1983
M 5.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — December 27, 1983. Epicenter 139 km S of Rabaul, depth 54 km, 16:34 Local (1983-12-27 06:34 UTC). Shaking felt by ~268K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.
Solomon Sea (139 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.42, 152.427
