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78 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea

USGS-USC000PFUY

issued: 2014-04-11 08:16Z
status: cancelled 2014-04-14 08:16Z
self-cancels: 2014-04-14 08:16Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -6.788, 154.950
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

78 KM SW OF PANGUNA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.5 (MWW) IN 6.788S 154.950E, DEPTH 20 KM AT 110816Z APR 14.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT USC000PFUY. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000pfuy

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118 km se of panguna, papua new guinea2025-05-02
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122 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2024-11-15
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Timeline · 17 messages since 2014-04-11 · closed 2014-05-10

56 km wsw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-11 → 2014-04-14
78 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea this message2014-04-11 → 2014-04-14
83 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-11 → 2014-04-14
73 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-11 → 2014-04-14
91 km ssw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-12 → 2014-04-15
106 km ssw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-12 → 2014-04-15
57 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-19 → 2014-04-22
70 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-19 → 2014-04-22
115 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-19 → 2014-04-22
102 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-19 → 2014-04-22
Tsunami warning2014-04-19 → 2014-04-19
Tsunami warning2014-04-19 → 2014-04-19
89 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-19 → 2014-04-22
95 km s of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-20 → 2014-04-23
118 km wsw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-04-20 → 2014-04-23
Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwb) in 6.631S 154.747E, depth 14 km at 212159Z apr 142014-04-21 → 2014-04-24
96 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2014-05-07 → 2014-05-10

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