M 5.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — December 9, 1981
M 5.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — December 9, 1981. Epicenter 218 km S of Rabaul, depth 38 km, 04:14 Local (1981-12-08 18:14 UTC). Shaking felt by ~201K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.
Solomon Sea (218 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -6.17, 152.128
