M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 24, 1979

M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 24, 1979. Epicenter 226 km W of Arawa, depth 33 km, 23:05 Local (1979-09-24 13:05 UTC). Shaking felt by ~384K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (226 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.709, 153.593

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