Quakes

156 km e of kokopo, papua new guinea

USGS-USP00091UV

issued: 1999-01-28 18:24Z
status: cancelled 1999-01-31 18:24Z
self-cancels: 1999-01-31 18:24Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -4.582, 153.658
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z

Original warning text

156 KM E OF KOKOPO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.4 (MWB) IN 4.582S 153.658E, DEPTH 101 KM AT 281824Z JAN 99.
2. USGS EVENT USP00091UV. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00091uv

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

454 within 180 nm since 1997 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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
104 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-04-12
184 km ese of kimbe, papua new guinea2025-04-04
150 km s of kavieng, papua new guinea2025-01-24

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-01-19 · closed 1999-01-31

110 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea1999-01-19 → 1999-01-22
156 km e of kokopo, papua new guinea this message1999-01-28 → 1999-01-31

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

5 earthquake & tsunami bulletins in force · see all

Quakes

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.