M 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1997-08-27

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (182 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea), depth 33 km, 23:42 Local (1997-08-27 13:42 UTC). Shaking felt by ~1.1M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (182 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea) — -6.015, 148.568