M 6.1 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1969-08-05

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Solomon Sea (220 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 50 km, 02:32 Local (1969-08-05 16:32 UTC). Shaking felt by ~660K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (220 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.335, 153.79