M 6.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 24, 1943

M 6.5 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 24, 1943. Epicenter 162 km W of Arawa, depth 35 km, 10:48 Local (1943-12-24 01:48 UTC). Shaking felt by ~985K people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (162 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.887, 154.142

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