M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — May 9, 1979

M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — May 9, 1979. Epicenter 148 km S of Rabaul, depth 47 km, 16:44 Local (1979-05-09 06:44 UTC). Shaking felt by ~334K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (148 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.531, 151.994

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