M 5.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — February 17, 1973

M 5.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — February 17, 1973. Epicenter 179 km W of Kimbe, depth 78 km, 09:38 Local (1973-02-16 23:38 UTC). Shaking felt by ~387K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (179 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — -6.076, 148.613

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