M 5.3 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1979-08-09

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Solomon Sea (87 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 67 km, 20:38 Local (1979-08-09 09:38 UTC). Shaking felt by ~214K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (87 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.003, 155.679

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