Quakes · tsunami

111 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea

USGS-US7000MC2T

issued: 2024-04-14 20:56Z
status: cancelled 2024-04-17 20:56Z
self-cancels: 2024-04-17 20:56Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -5.856, 151.095
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

111 KM ESE OF KIMBE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.5 (MWW) IN 5.856S 151.095E, DEPTH 49 KM AT 142056Z APR 24.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US7000MC2T. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000mc2t

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

476 within 180 nm since 1997 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 3 messages since 2024-03-13 · closed 2024-05-04

68 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2024-03-13 → 2024-03-16
111 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea this message2024-04-14 → 2024-04-17
107 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2024-05-01 → 2024-05-04

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

5 earthquake & tsunami bulletins in force · see all

Quakes

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.