Earthquake & tsunami bulletins in the South Pacific Ocean

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (95)
-9%
since 1997
3,741

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.

In force now · 1

  1. USGS-US7000TDMSin force2026-09-02
    An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurs at 34.981S 109.026W, depth 10 km, on September 26.
    Southern East Pacific Rise

Longest in force

  1. USGS-US7000TDMSin force2026-09-02 · 1 d
    An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurs at 34.981S 109.026W, depth 10 km, on September 26.
    Southern East Pacific Rise

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Other hazards in the South Pacific Ocean

Archive · 3,740 cancelled

  1. USGS-US600050RN2019-08-05 → 2019-08-08
    50 km nw of neiafu, tonga
  2. USGS-US60004Z9N2019-08-02 → 2019-08-05
    Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 49.731S 113.833W, depth 10 km at 020550Z aug 19
    Southern East Pacific Rise
  3. USGS-US60004YS72019-08-01 → 2019-08-04
    100 km wnw of santa cruz, chile
  4. USGS-US60004YPS2019-08-01 → 2019-08-04
    96 km sw of san antonio, chile
  5. USGS-US60004X6Z2019-07-28 → 2019-07-31
    Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 55.862S 124.753W, depth 10 km at 281232Z jul 19
    Southern East Pacific Rise
  6. USGS-US60004WG92019-07-27 → 2019-07-30
    Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 59.846S 151.654W, depth 10 km at 271007Z jul 19
    Pacific-antarctic Ridge
  7. USGS-US60004WFX2019-07-27 → 2019-07-30
    Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 59.644S 150.912W, depth 10 km at 270955Z jul 19
    Pacific-antarctic Ridge
  8. USGS-US60004UEC2019-07-23 → 2019-07-26
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 33.798S 179.509W, depth 35 km at 232308Z jul 19
    South of the Kermadec Islands
  9. USGS-US70004M2I2019-07-17 → 2019-07-20
    Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 17.026S 176.892W, depth 10 km at 170610Z jul 19
    Fiji Region
  10. USGS-US70004LZW2019-07-17 → 2019-07-20
    Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 17.151S 177.134W, depth 10 km at 170243Z jul 19
    Fiji Region
  11. USGS-US70004JI22019-07-13 → 2019-07-16
    Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 49.559S 116.733W, depth 10 km at 130759Z jul 19
    Southern East Pacific Rise
  12. USGS-US70004ICJ2019-07-11 → 2019-07-14
    179 km nnw of arawa, papua new guinea
  13. USGS-US70004H4F2019-07-10 → 2019-07-13
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 56.775S 141.505W, depth 10 km at 101900Z jul 19
    Pacific-antarctic Ridge
  14. USGS-US70004CGB2019-07-06 → 2019-07-09
    168 km sse of isangel, vanuatu
  15. USGS-US7000492B2019-07-03 → 2019-07-06
    Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 22.136S 179.515W, depth 596 km at 030345Z jul 19
    South of the Fiji Islands
  16. USGS-US700045VH2019-06-27 → 2019-06-30
    Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 30.396S 179.182W, depth 10 km at 271104Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  17. USGS-US6000456P2019-06-24 → 2019-06-27
    Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 30.763S 177.353W, depth 10 km at 241134Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  18. USGS-US6000444M2019-06-21 → 2019-06-24
    Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 30.859S 177.468W, depth 14 km at 210837Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  19. USGS-US600043JP2019-06-20 → 2019-06-23
    112 km nne of neiafu, tonga
  20. USGS-US6000434E2019-06-19 → 2019-06-22
    244 km w of abepura, indonesia
  21. USGS-US600042VN2019-06-19 → 2019-06-22
    Earthquake magnitude 6.4 (mww) in 30.524S 177.848W, depth 30 km at 190701Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  22. USGS-US600042KV2019-06-18 → 2019-06-21
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 31.218S 177.636W, depth 10 km at 181721Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  23. USGS-US600042JC2019-06-18 → 2019-06-21
    Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 31.021S 177.554W, depth 15 km at 181605Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  24. USGS-US600042942019-06-18 → 2019-06-21
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 25.460S 178.213E, depth 579 km at 180514Z jun 19
    South of the Fiji Islands
  25. USGS-US600041TF2019-06-17 → 2019-06-20
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 30.794S 177.526W, depth 22 km at 171653Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  26. USGS-US600041LV2019-06-17 → 2019-06-20
    Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mww) in 30.839S 177.481W, depth 12 km at 170602Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  27. USGS-US600041GB2019-06-16 → 2019-06-19
    Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 31.659S 177.796W, depth 10 km at 162058Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  28. USGS-US600041B32019-06-16 → 2019-06-19
    Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 31.000S 178.082W, depth 21 km at 160517Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  29. USGS-US600041A42019-06-16 → 2019-06-19
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 30.644S 178.039W, depth 35 km at 160302Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  30. USGS-US6000417I2019-06-15 → 2019-06-18
    Earthquake magnitude 7.3 (mww) in 30.644S 178.100W, depth 46 km at 152255Z jun 19
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  31. USGS-US600041772019-06-15 → 2019-06-18
    82 km ene of ‘ohonua, tonga
  32. USGS-US600040JA2019-06-14 → 2019-06-17
    72 km w of coquimbo, chile
  33. USGS-US70003X7U2019-06-08 → 2019-06-11
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 25.210S 177.174W, depth 109 km at 081419Z jun 19
    South of the Fiji Islands
  34. USGS-US70003UD52019-06-02 → 2019-06-05
    108 km e of ‘ohonua, tonga
  35. USGS-US70003T7V2019-05-30 → 2019-06-02
    132 km wsw of haveluloto, tonga
  36. USGS-US60003R7U2019-05-23 → 2019-05-26
    198 km e of tadine, new caledonia
  37. USGS-US70003N962019-05-19 → 2019-05-22
    164 km e of tadine, new caledonia
  38. USGS-US70003N8Z2019-05-19 → 2019-05-22
    176 km e of tadine, new caledonia
  39. USGS-US70003N4Z2019-05-19 → 2019-05-22
    196 km e of tadine, new caledonia
  40. USGS-US70003MUS2019-05-17 → 2019-05-20
    86 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea
  41. USGS-US70003MBQ2019-05-16 → 2019-05-19
    Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 4.585S 105.733W, depth 10 km at 162252Z may 19
    Central East Pacific Rise
  42. USGS-US70003JTM2019-05-11 → 2019-05-14
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 34.603S 179.774E, depth 86 km at 111606Z may 19
    South of the Kermadec Islands
  43. USGS-US70003J5P2019-05-10 → 2019-05-13
    Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 28.668S 176.779W, depth 10 km at 100323Z may 19
    Kermadec Islands Region
  44. USGS-US70003IB52019-05-08 → 2019-05-11
    46 km s of san juan, peru
  45. USGS-US70003GHV2019-05-04 → 2019-05-07
    Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 24.488S 115.847W, depth 10 km at 040007Z may 19
    Southern East Pacific Rise
  46. USGS-US70003G5A2019-05-03 → 2019-05-06
    144 km nne of buala, solomon islands
  47. USGS-US70003CB32019-04-26 → 2019-04-29
    76 km sw of taltal, chile
  48. USGS-US70003AN02019-04-23 → 2019-04-26
    Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 24.706S 178.764W, depth 386 km at 231420Z apr 19
    South of the Fiji Islands
  49. USGS-US700038B82019-04-18 → 2019-04-21
    68 km nnw of la serena, chile
  50. USGS-US700036YW2019-04-16 → 2019-04-19
    Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 31.043S 178.799W, depth 10 km at 160939Z apr 19
    Kermadec Islands Region

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