M 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2016-12-18

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Solomon Sea (135 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 12 km, 17:39 Local (2016-12-18 06:39 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) — -6.2997, 154.3512