M 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1971-12-26

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (73 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 50 km, 01:50 Local (1971-12-26 15:50 UTC). Shaking felt by ~349K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (73 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.294, 154.912