M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 17, 1979

M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 17, 1979. Epicenter 228 km W of Arawa, depth 33 km, 10:41 Local (1979-09-17 00:41 UTC). Shaking felt by ~103K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (228 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.695, 153.576

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