M 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1981-02-24

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (165 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea), depth 71 km, 02:17 Local (1981-02-24 16:17 UTC). Shaking felt by ~1.1M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (165 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — -6.06, 148.745