Earthquake & tsunami bulletins in the South China Sea
Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay.
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- last 12 months
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- vs previous 12 (7)
- -71%
- since 1997
- 106
Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.
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No earthquake & tsunami bulletins in force in the South China Sea right now.
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Other hazards in the South China Sea
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- USGS-USP0008D1N1997-12-22 → 1997-12-25Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 14.901N 119.921E, depth 33 km at 221649Z dec 97Luzon, Philippines
- USGS-USP00087N71997-09-17 → 1997-09-2073 km n of namuac, philippines
- USGS-USP00082Q01997-05-22 → 1997-05-2538 km nne of namuac, philippines
- USGS-USP00081ST1997-05-05 → 1997-05-0820 km wsw of san nicolas, philippines
- USGS-USP000806Q1997-04-08 → 1997-04-1129 km ene of piddig, philippines
- USGS-USP0007W221997-01-19 → 1997-01-2277 km sw of basco, philippines
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.