M 5.6 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1970-08-16

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Solomon Sea (122 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea), depth 66 km, 13:49 Local (1970-08-16 03:49 UTC). Shaking felt by ~376K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (122 km S of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) — -5.23, 152.535