M 6.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — May 19, 1956

M 6.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — May 19, 1956. Epicenter 74 km S of Arawa, depth 35 km, 11:30 Local (1956-05-19 01:30 UTC). Shaking felt by ~388K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (74 km S of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.857, 155.783

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