M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — September 18, 1979

M 5.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — September 18, 1979. Epicenter 206 km E of Kimbe, depth 51 km, 10:25 Local (1979-09-18 00:25 UTC). Shaking felt by ~201K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (206 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — -6.222, 151.88

Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea)

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