Makassar Strait
IHO sea area 48m · 116° to 121° E, -6° to 1° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 2
- archive messages
- 81
- categories
- 11
What the archive shows
81 messages are recorded since 1997-09-28 for the Makassar Strait. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Quakes accounts for 28 of 81 recorded messages (35%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-01-27 09:00ZSeismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.
In force now · 2
- HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.
- NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.
- HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.
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By category · available archive
| Quakes | 28 | 35% |
| Cable ops | 19 | 23% |
| Incidents | 16 | 20% |
| Piracy | 5 | 6% |
| Surveys | 3 | 4% |
| Wrecks | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Derelicts | 2 | 2% |
| Structures | 1 | 1% |
| Spills | 1 | 1% |
| Towing | 1 | 1% |
Archive · 79 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 361/05 · Cable ops2005-02-26 → 2005-04-05Seismic survey in progress until 150000Z apr by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound by…
- USGS-USP000DE4M · Quakes2005-01-23 → 2005-01-2632 km sse of palu, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2272/03 · Cable ops2003-12-31 → 2004-01-07Seismic survey in progress until 06 jan by M/V geco emerald towing 2700 meter long cable in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 1971/03 · Cable ops2003-11-14 → 2003-12-31Seismic survey 16 nov thru 30 dec by M/V geco emerald towing three mile long cable in area bound by 00-16S…
- USGS-USP000BY7A · Quakes2003-05-26 → 2003-05-29238 km nne of palu, indonesia
- USGS-USP000B686 · Quakes2002-06-16 → 2002-06-19155 km n of palu, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 1078/02 · Wrecks2002-06-11 → 2003-03-1215.5 meter depth reported in 02-03.0S 116-58.5E
- HYDROPAC 1112/01 · Incidents2001-07-14 → 2001-08-26Distress signal received on 6312 khz in 00-15N 119-38E at 141926Z jul
- HYDROPAC 796/01 · Incidents2001-05-24 → 2001-07-06Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 05-30S 119-20E
- HYDROPAC 1025/00 · Wrecks2000-07-12 → 2000-09-22HYDROPAC 1025/00
- USGS-USP0009R0C · Quakes2000-04-08 → 2000-04-11223 km n of palu, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 778/99 · Other1999-08-11 → 1999-12-03Depth 8.2 meters vicinity 04-29.1S 117-07.4E
- USGS-USP00093E4 · Quakes1999-02-25 → 1999-02-28133 km nnw of palu, indonesia
- USGS-USP0009398 · Quakes1999-02-23 → 1999-02-26127 km nnw of palu, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 809/98 · Other1998-10-19 → 1999-06-04Depth 14 meters reported in vicinity 02-21.5S 116-47.7E
- USGS-USP0008WAK · Quakes1998-10-10 → 1998-10-1355 km n of palu, indonesia
- USGS-USP0008WAH · Quakes1998-10-10 → 1998-10-1357 km n of palu, indonesia
- USGS-USP0008NFM · Quakes1998-05-21 → 1998-05-24127 km nnw of palu, indonesia
- USGS-USP000885V · Quakes1997-09-28 → 1997-10-0128 km nne of parepare, indonesia
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.