Quakes · tsunami

82 km nnw of port-olry, vanuatu

USGS-US20005E8T

issued: 2016-04-03 08:23Z
status: cancelled 2016-04-06 08:23Z
self-cancels: 2016-04-06 08:23Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Coral Sea
position: -14.323, 166.855
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

82 KM NNW OF PORT-OLRY, VANUATU.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.9 (MWW) IN 14.323S 166.855E, DEPTH 26 KM AT 030823Z APR 16.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US20005E8T. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005e8t

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

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

56 km nne of port-olry, vanuatu2026-08-16
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113 km sse of lata, solomon islands2026-02-16
48 km w of port-olry, vanuatu2026-02-14

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Timeline · 8 messages since 2016-04-03 · closed 2016-04-17

82 km nnw of port-olry, vanuatu this message2016-04-03 → 2016-04-06
Tsunami warning2016-04-03 → 2016-04-03
96 km wsw of sola, vanuatu2016-04-06 → 2016-04-09
102 km wsw of sola, vanuatu2016-04-06 → 2016-04-09
103 km nnw of port-olry, vanuatu2016-04-06 → 2016-04-09
104 km w of sola, vanuatu2016-04-07 → 2016-04-10
86 km nw of port-olry, vanuatu2016-04-14 → 2016-04-17
89 km nw of port-olry, vanuatu2016-04-14 → 2016-04-17

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