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Tsunami warning

Southern Pacific Coastal Areas · 2 messages · 2010-12-25 to 2010-12-26

status
closed 2010-12-26 04:10Z
opened
2010-12-25 14:53Z
sea
Coral Sea
joined by
chain (a message cancels or replaces another)
key
earthquake:HYDROPAC-2908/2010

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    HYDROPAC 2908/102010-12-25 14:53Z → cancelled 2010-12-26 04:10Z (archive)
    Tsunami warning
    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COASTAL AREAS.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 251317Z DEC. PRELIMINARY MAG 7.6,
PRELIMINARY LOCATION 17-48S 168-18E VICINITY OF VANUATU.
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO
COASTS AND ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC AREA. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS
CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD
BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
  2. 2
    HYDROPAC 2915/102010-12-26 04:10Z → cancelled 2010-12-26 04:10Z (archive)
    Tsunami warning
    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COASTAL AREAS.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
1. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2908/10, WARNING CANCELLED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2478/10(74), BUOYS REMOVED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG.

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