M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — April 1, 1978

M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — April 1, 1978. Epicenter 146 km S of Rabaul, depth 43 km, 06:46 Local (1978-03-31 20:46 UTC). Shaking felt by ~334K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (146 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.518, 152.099

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