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Tsunami warning

Eastern Pacific · Ecuador · HYDROPAC 1119/16

issued: 2016-04-17 02:10Z
status: cancelled 2016-04-17 03:20Z (archive)
authority: PTWC 170159Z APR 16.
position: 0.200, -80.100
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN PACIFIC.
ECUADOR.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED AT 162359Z APR WITH A
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.7 VICINITY 00-12N 080-06W.
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.

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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.