M 5.3 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1978-11-20

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Solomon Sea (135 km SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 33 km, 12:35 Local (1978-11-20 02:35 UTC). Shaking felt by ~214K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (135 km SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.173, 154.795