Quakes
192 km wsw of panguna, papua new guinea
USGS-USP00081FB
- issued
- 1997-04-29 03:50Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-05-02 03:50Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-05-02 03:50Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Solomon Sea
- position
- -6.991, 153.877
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
192 KM WSW OF PANGUNA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.5 (MWC) IN 6.991S 153.877E, DEPTH 33 KM AT 290350Z APR 97. 2. USGS EVENT USP00081FB. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00081fb
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
443 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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