M 7.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 23, 1974

M 7.2 earthquake: Solomon Sea (Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — October 23, 1974. Epicenter 297 km SW of Arawa, depth 48 km, 16:14 Local (1974-10-23 06:14 UTC). Shaking felt by ~3.7M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

Solomon Sea (297 km SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea) — -8.42, 154.034

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