M 5.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 1, 1978

M 5.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 1, 1978. Epicenter 180 km SE of Arawa, depth 16 km, 21:07 Local (1978-09-01 10:07 UTC). Shaking felt by ~138K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (180 km SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -7.521, 156.542

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