Quakes

115 km ssw of panguna, papua new guinea

USGS-USP000AFW7

issued: 2001-06-01 20:36Z
status: cancelled 2001-06-04 20:36Z
self-cancels: 2001-06-04 20:36Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -7.199, 154.923
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z

Original warning text

115 KM SSW OF PANGUNA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.9 (MWC) IN 7.199S 154.923E, DEPTH 33 KM AT 012036Z JUN 01.
2. USGS EVENT USP000AFW7. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000afw7

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

289 within 180 nm since 1997 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

208 km se of kokopo, papua new guinea2025-09-16
118 km se of panguna, papua new guinea2025-05-02
126 km wnw of gizo, solomon islands2025-02-23
285 km ne of samarai, papua new guinea2025-02-19
122 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2024-11-15
124 km ese of kokopo, papua new guinea2024-11-06

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 3 messages since 2001-05-29 · closed 2001-06-04

92 km ssw of panguna, papua new guinea2001-05-29 → 2001-06-01
94 km sw of panguna, papua new guinea2001-05-30 → 2001-06-02
115 km ssw of panguna, papua new guinea this message2001-06-01 → 2001-06-04

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.