M 7.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 24, 1943

M 7.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — December 24, 1943. Epicenter 223 km W of Arawa, depth 35 km, 04:00 Local (1943-12-23 19:00 UTC). Shaking felt by ~2.7M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (223 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.57, 153.666

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