Quakes
130 km n of lae, papua new guinea
USGS-US1000ATRW
- issued
- 2017-10-18 16:44Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-10-21 16:44Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-10-21 16:44Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Bismarck Sea
- position
- -5.562, 147.181
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
130 KM N OF LAE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 5.562S 147.181E, DEPTH 193 KM AT 181644Z OCT 17. 2. USGS EVENT US1000ATRW. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000atrw
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- 196 km se of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-07-13
- 115 km sse of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-05-22
- 109 km sse of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-05-08
- 230 km se of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-04-30
- 14 km sse of madang, papua new guinea2026-02-21
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