Quakes · tsunami

186 km wnw of malango, solomon islands

USGS-US100030PG

issued: 2015-08-10 04:12Z
status: cancelled 2015-08-13 04:12Z
self-cancels: 2015-08-13 04:12Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -9.344, 158.053
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

186 KM WNW OF MALANGO, SOLOMON ISLANDS.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.6 (MWW) IN 9.344S 158.053E, DEPTH 22 KM AT 100412Z AUG 15.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US100030PG. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100030pg

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

115 within 180 nm since 1997 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

20 km ne of auki, solomon islands2026-05-16
118 km se of panguna, papua new guinea2025-05-02
126 km wnw of gizo, solomon islands2025-02-23
48 km se of gizo, solomon islands2023-12-08
57 km nne of auki, solomon islands2023-11-07
Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 7.442S 156.082E, depth 19 km at 090006Z jul 232023-07-09

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 5 messages since 2015-07-10 · closed 2015-08-15

150 km wnw of malango, solomon islands2015-07-10 → 2015-07-13
186 km wnw of malango, solomon islands this message2015-08-10 → 2015-08-13
180 km se of gizo, solomon islands2015-08-10 → 2015-08-13
174 km se of gizo, solomon islands2015-08-12 → 2015-08-15
177 km se of gizo, solomon islands2015-08-12 → 2015-08-15

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

5 earthquake & tsunami bulletins in force · see all

Quakes

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.