M 5.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1971-07-09

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (133 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 65 km, 19:49 Local (1971-07-09 09:49 UTC). Shaking felt by ~284K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (133 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.976, 154.391