M 5.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1972-12-16
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Solomon Sea (88 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 63 km, 22:30 Local (1972-12-16 11:30 UTC). Shaking felt by ~322K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.
Solomon Sea (88 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.985, 155.787
