Quakes
198 km wnw of panguna, papua new guinea
USGS-USP0007W9J
- issued
- 1997-01-24 05:17Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-01-27 05:17Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-01-27 05:17Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Solomon Sea
- position
- -5.614, 153.836
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
198 KM WNW OF PANGUNA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWC) IN 5.614S 153.836E, DEPTH 71 KM AT 240517Z JAN 97. 2. USGS EVENT USP0007W9J. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0007w9j
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
492 within 180 nm since 1997 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 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
- 118 km se of panguna, papua new guinea2025-05-02
- 104 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-04-12
- 184 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2025-04-04
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