Earthquake & tsunami bulletins in the South Pacific Ocean
Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay.
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- since 1997
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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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- USGS-USP00082VY1997-05-27 → 1997-05-30Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mwc) in 54.925S 136.170W, depth 10 km at 270610Z may 97Pacific-antarctic Ridge
- USGS-USP00082UF1997-05-25 → 1997-05-28Earthquake magnitude 7.1 (mwc) in 32.115S 179.791E, depth 333 km at 252322Z may 97South of the Kermadec Islands
- USGS-USP00082UB1997-05-25 → 1997-05-2885 km n of antofagasta, chile
- USGS-USP00082N01997-05-21 → 1997-05-24197 km sw of nadi, fiji
- USGS-USP00082MF1997-05-21 → 1997-05-2477 km nne of hihifo, tonga
- USGS-USP00082KS1997-05-20 → 1997-05-23Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mwc) in 59.713S 150.485E, depth 10 km at 201827Z may 97West of Macquarie Island
- USGS-USP00082F81997-05-18 → 1997-05-21Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 30.427S 177.414W, depth 33 km at 180458Z may 97Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- USGS-USP00082CR1997-05-16 → 1997-05-19208 km e of tadine, new caledonia
- USGS-USP00082BU1997-05-15 → 1997-05-18207 km e of tadine, new caledonia
- USGS-USP00082BQ1997-05-15 → 1997-05-18115 km sse of hihifo, tonga
- USGS-USP000824U1997-05-11 → 1997-05-14Earthquake magnitude 6.5 (mwc) in 36.383S 097.703W, depth 10 km at 112216Z may 97West Chile Rise
- USGS-USP00081X81997-05-08 → 1997-05-11160 km wnw of pangai, tonga
- USGS-USP00081PJ1997-05-03 → 1997-05-06Earthquake magnitude 6.9 (mwc) in 31.791S 179.382W, depth 108 km at 031646Z may 97Kermadec Islands Region
- USGS-USP00081P51997-05-03 → 1997-05-06Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 27.205S 176.508W, depth 33 km at 031042Z may 97Kermadec Islands Region
- USGS-USP00080U11997-04-19 → 1997-04-22Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 58.504S 143.739W, depth 10 km at 191413Z apr 97Pacific-antarctic Ridge
- USGS-USP00080SN1997-04-18 → 1997-04-21Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 41.069S 091.406W, depth 10 km at 181249Z apr 97Southeast of Easter Island
- USGS-USP00080GH1997-04-13 → 1997-04-1680 km s of pacocha, peru
- USGS-USP00080DQ1997-04-12 → 1997-04-15Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mwb) in 28.171S 178.369W, depth 184 km at 120921Z apr 97Kermadec Islands Region
- USGS-USP000804F1997-04-07 → 1997-04-10Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mwc) in 4.693S 105.045W, depth 10 km at 071752Z apr 97Central East Pacific Rise
- USGS-USP0007ZRW1997-03-31 → 1997-04-03Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 23.307S 170.867E, depth 33 km at 311126Z mar 97Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
- USGS-USP0007ZQD1997-03-30 → 1997-04-0258 km ese of hihifo, tonga
- USGS-USP0007ZD51997-03-25 → 1997-03-28Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mwc) in 4.520S 105.265W, depth 10 km at 250809Z mar 97Central East Pacific Rise
- USGS-USP0007Z8F1997-03-22 → 1997-03-25112 km ene of biak, indonesia
- USGS-USP0007Z731997-03-21 → 1997-03-24Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mwc) in 31.163S 179.624E, depth 449 km at 211207Z mar 97Kermadec Islands Region
- USGS-USP0007Z3F1997-03-19 → 1997-03-2273 km s of hihifo, tonga
- USGS-USP0007YVX1997-03-15 → 1997-03-18213 km wnw of lorengau, papua new guinea
- USGS-USP0007YVP1997-03-15 → 1997-03-18Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mwc) in 59.849S 149.902E, depth 10 km at 150551Z mar 97West of Macquarie Island
- USGS-USP0007YRG1997-03-13 → 1997-03-16Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 36.468S 097.671W, depth 10 km at 130627Z mar 97West Chile Rise
- USGS-USP0007YN51997-03-11 → 1997-03-14Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mwc) in 31.078S 177.732W, depth 10 km at 110525Z mar 97Kermadec Islands Region
- USGS-USP0007YN11997-03-11 → 1997-03-14Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mwc) in 21.134S 178.863W, depth 553 km at 110313Z mar 97Fiji Region
- USGS-USP0007YKZ1997-03-10 → 1997-03-13Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 29.681S 071.144W, depth 33 km at 100353Z mar 97Near the Coast of Coquimbo, Chile
- USGS-USP0007YJK1997-03-09 → 1997-03-1213 km ne of la serena, chile
- USGS-USP0007YE41997-03-07 → 1997-03-10150 km ssw of vaini, tonga
- USGS-USP0007Y7N1997-03-03 → 1997-03-0690 km ese of kieta, papua new guinea
- USGS-USP0007XWF1997-02-27 → 1997-03-02127 km s of ‘ohonua, tonga
- USGS-USP0007XT81997-02-25 → 1997-02-28184 km ene of tadine, new caledonia
- USGS-USP0007XQ31997-02-23 → 1997-02-26Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 21.973S 179.589W, depth 612 km at 231954Z feb 97Fiji Region
- USGS-USP0007WZM1997-02-09 → 1997-02-1268 km s of paracas, peru
- USGS-USP0007WWP1997-02-07 → 1997-02-10111 km e of pangai, tonga
- USGS-USP0007WMZ1997-02-01 → 1997-02-0456 km e of pangai, tonga
- USGS-USP0007VD21997-01-03 → 1997-01-0682 km nw of pangai, tonga
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.