Quakes

38 km wsw of rabaul, papua new guinea

USGS-USP000EMY5

issued
2006-07-05 10:19Z
status
cancelled 2006-07-08 10:19Z
self-cancels
2006-07-08 10:19Z
authority
USGS NEIC
sea
Bismarck Sea
position
-4.359, 151.859
source
usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z

Original warning text

38 KM WSW OF RABAUL, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.5 (MWC) IN 4.359S 151.859E, DEPTH 186 KM AT 051019Z JUL 06.
2. USGS EVENT USP000EMY5. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000emy5

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

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

97
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

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.