M 5.9 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 16, 1971

M 5.9 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 16, 1971. Epicenter 135 km W of Arawa, depth 75 km, 15:15 Local (1971-10-16 05:15 UTC). Shaking felt by ~317K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (135 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.998, 154.363

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