M 6.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 23, 1970

M 6.3 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — September 23, 1970. Epicenter 108 km W of Arawa, depth 38 km, 22:04 Local (1970-09-23 12:04 UTC). Shaking felt by ~731K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (108 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -6.46, 154.621

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