M 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1985-04-08

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (176 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 48 km, 02:17 Local (1985-04-08 16:17 UTC). Shaking felt by ~451K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (176 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.717, 154.062