M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Lae, Papua New Guinea) — September 8, 1972

M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Lae, Papua New Guinea) — September 8, 1972. Epicenter 164 km E of Lae, depth 50 km, 06:00 Local (1972-09-07 20:00 UTC). Shaking felt by ~986K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (164 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea) — -6.349, 148.423

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