Quakes · tsunami

81 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands

USGS-US200082PP

issued
2016-12-20 04:21Z
status
cancelled 2016-12-23 04:21Z
self-cancels
2016-12-23 04:21Z
authority
USGS NEIC
sea
Solomon Sea
position
-10.175, 161.227
source
usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

81 KM WNW OF KIRAKIRA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.4 (MWW) IN 10.175S 161.227E, DEPTH 20 KM AT 200421Z DEC 16.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US200082PP. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200082pp

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Timeline · 21 messages since 2016-12-08 · closed 2017-01-22

  1. 69 km wsw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-08 → 2016-12-11
  2. 95 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-08 → 2016-12-11
  3. 88 km wsw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-08 → 2016-12-11
  4. 79 km wsw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-08 → 2016-12-11
  5. 111 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-08 → 2016-12-11
  6. 92 km wsw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-09 → 2016-12-12
  7. 85 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-09 → 2016-12-12
  8. 87 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-09 → 2016-12-12
  9. Tsunami warning2016-12-09 → 2016-12-09
  10. 82 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-09 → 2016-12-12
  11. Tsunami warning2016-12-09 → 2016-12-09
  12. 65 km w of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-09 → 2016-12-12
  13. 66 km w of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-10 → 2016-12-13
  14. 84 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-10 → 2016-12-13
  15. 68 km sw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-11 → 2016-12-14
  16. 82 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-18 → 2016-12-21
  17. 81 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands this message2016-12-20 → 2016-12-23
  18. 114 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands2016-12-20 → 2016-12-23
  19. 121 km se of honiara, solomon islands2016-12-20 → 2016-12-23
  20. 104 km wnw of kirakira, solomon islands2017-01-10 → 2017-01-13
  21. 65 km w of kirakira, solomon islands2017-01-19 → 2017-01-22

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