This information statement for Admiralty islands Reg. Papua New Guinea is no longer in force, and was issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It is kept here as a record of what was issued and when.

Epicentre -2.998, 148.656 · nearest coast PG

What this bulletin says

This bulletin was published without a summary. The status above and the official text are everything the centre sent.

Preliminary magnitude 6.5(Mwp). Magnitudes are revised as more data arrives.

Bulletin details

Category: Information
Bulletin Issue Time: 2026.07.13 09:02:50 UTC
Preliminary Magnitude: 6.5(Mwp)
Lat/Lon: -2.998 / 148.656
Affected Region: ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Official bulletin

ZCZC
WEZS42 PHEB 130902
TIBPPG

ASZ001>004-131102-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1002 PM SST SUN JUL 12 2026

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.5 OCCURRED IN
    THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 954 PM SST
    ON SUNDAY JULY 12 2026.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      6.5
  * ORIGIN TIME    954 PM SST JUL 12 2026
  * COORDINATES    3.0 SOUTH  148.7 EAST
  * DEPTH          30 MILES
  * LOCATION       ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG.  PAPUA NEW GUINEA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$



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Issued

13 July 2026 at 09:02 UTC

Effective

13 July 2026 at 09:02 UTC

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