M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 7, 1997

M 5.8 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 7, 1997. Epicenter 125 km W of Arawa, depth 421 km, 22:57 Local (1997-09-07 12:57 UTC). Shaking felt by ~102K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (125 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.017, 154.458

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