M 6.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 31, 1972
M 6.1 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 31, 1972. Epicenter 83 km W of Arawa, depth 49 km, 02:48 Local (1972-10-30 16:48 UTC). Shaking felt by ~355K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.
Solomon Sea (83 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.3, 154.815
