Quakes
290 km e of vao, new caledonia
USGS-US7000K36N
- issued
- 2023-05-23 06:41Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-05-26 06:41Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-05-26 06:41Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -22.995, 170.307
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
290 KM E OF VAO, NEW CALEDONIA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.1 (MWW) IN 22.995S 170.307E, DEPTH 10 KM AT 230641Z MAY 23. 2. USGS EVENT US7000K36N. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000k36n
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
296 within 180 nm since 1997 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 22.817S 171.583E, depth 16 km at 131445Z jul 262026-07-13
- 277 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2026-01-19
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 23.183S 170.808E, depth 11 km at 161208Z aug 252025-08-16
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 22.825S 171.389E, depth 10 km at 031302Z feb 252025-02-03
- 153 km s of isangel, vanuatu2025-01-01
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 21.919S 170.869E, depth 87 km at 190918Z apr 242024-04-19
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Timeline · 11 messages since 2023-05-19 · closed 2023-05-28
- Earthquake magnitude 7.7 (mww) in 23.206S 170.742E, depth 18 km at 190257Z may 232023-05-19 → 2023-05-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 23.231S 171.009E, depth 34 km at 190303Z may 232023-05-19 → 2023-05-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mb) in 23.207S 170.718E, depth 33 km at 190306Z may 232023-05-19 → 2023-05-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 23.184S 170.552E, depth 34 km at 190310Z may 232023-05-19 → 2023-05-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mb) in 23.251S 170.435E, depth 29 km at 190454Z may 232023-05-19 → 2023-05-22
- Earthquake magnitude 7.1 (mww) in 23.042S 170.560E, depth 27 km at 200150Z may 232023-05-20 → 2023-05-23
- Earthquake magnitude 6.5 (mww) in 22.956S 170.552E, depth 10 km at 200209Z may 232023-05-20 → 2023-05-23
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.4 has occurred in vicinity 23-06.00S 170-24.00E at 200151Z may2023-05-20 → 2023-05-20
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1677/23 and this msg, tsunami warning canceled2023-05-20 → 2023-05-20
- 290 km e of vao, new caledonia this message2023-05-23 → 2023-05-26
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 23.248S 170.774E, depth 10 km at 251039Z may 232023-05-25 → 2023-05-28
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