M 6.0 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 2025-09-16

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Solomon Sea (217 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 31 km, 03:59 Local (2025-09-16 16:59 UTC). Shaking felt by ~593K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (217 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.5179, 153.7354