M 7.2 earthquake near Solomon Sea (Papua New Guinea) — 1949-10-19

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake near Solomon Sea (160 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea), depth 60 km, 07:00 Local (1949-10-19 21:00 UTC). Shaking felt by ~2.7M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (160 km W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -5.773, 154.194

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