Quakes
87 km w of rabaul, papua new guinea
USGS-USB000RT5G
- issued
- 2014-07-15 16:39Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-07-18 16:39Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-07-18 16:39Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Bismarck Sea
- position
- -4.178, 151.376
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
87 KM W OF RABAUL, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 4.178S 151.376E, DEPTH 10 KM AT 151639Z JUL 14. 2. USGS EVENT USB000RT5G. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000rt5g
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2014-07-13 · closed 2014-07-18
- 100 km w of rabaul, papua new guinea2014-07-13 → 2014-07-16
- 86 km w of rabaul, papua new guinea2014-07-15 → 2014-07-18
- 86 km w of rabaul, papua new guinea2014-07-15 → 2014-07-18
- 87 km w of rabaul, papua new guinea this message2014-07-15 → 2014-07-18
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