Quakes · tsunami
119 km e of kimbe, papua new guinea
USGS-US1000HAA3
- issued
- 2018-10-10 20:48Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-10-13 20:48Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-10-13 20:48Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Solomon Sea
- position
- -5.701, 151.205
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
119 KM E OF KIMBE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.0 (MWW) IN 5.701S 151.205E, DEPTH 39 KM AT 102048Z OCT 18. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US1000HAA3. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000haa3
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
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- 75 km e of kokopo, papua new guinea2026-06-25
- 208 km se of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-09-16
- 74 km e of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-08-07
- 104 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-04-12
- 184 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2025-04-04
- 150 km s of kavieng, papua new guinea2025-01-24
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Timeline · 9 messages since 2018-10-10 · closed 2018-11-13
- 136 km e of kimbe, papua new guinea2018-10-10 → 2018-10-13
- 119 km e of kimbe, papua new guinea this message2018-10-10 → 2018-10-13
- 109 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2018-10-10 → 2018-10-13
- 118 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2018-10-10 → 2018-10-13
- An earthquake occurred in 05-54S 151-24E at 102048Z oct with a preliminary magnitude of 7.32018-10-10 → 2018-10-10
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3693/18 and this msg, tsunami not generated2018-10-10 → 2018-10-10
- 128 km se of kimbe, papua new guinea2018-10-12 → 2018-10-15
- 130 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2018-10-15 → 2018-10-18
- 173 km ssw of kokopo, papua new guinea2018-11-10 → 2018-11-13
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