Quakes
99 km ne of finschhafen, papua new guinea
USGS-USP00086SB
- issued
- 1997-08-27 13:42Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-08-30 13:42Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-08-30 13:42Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Solomon Sea
- position
- -6.015, 148.568
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
99 KM NE OF FINSCHHAFEN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.9 (MWC) IN 6.015S 148.568E, DEPTH 33 KM AT 271342Z AUG 97. 2. USGS EVENT USP00086SB. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00086sb
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
291 within 180 nm since 1997 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 196 km se of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-07-13
- 230 km se of lorengau, papua new guinea2026-04-30
- 14 km sse of madang, papua new guinea2026-02-21
- 24 km ese of madang, papua new guinea2026-01-20
- 17 km w of lae, papua new guinea2025-10-07
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