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Papua new guinea

Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 1224/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-03-29 23:21Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · PTWC 292157Z MAR 18.. Issued 2018-03-29 22:09Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Solomon Sea. The parsed report position is -5.600, 151.600. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. USGS-US2000D7Y32018-02-26 · Cancelled notice
  2. USGS-US2000DDRA2018-03-07 · Cancelled notice
  3. USGS-US1000D8K92018-03-24 · Cancelled notice
  4. USGS-US1000D9372018-03-26 · Cancelled notice
  5. USGS-US1000DB402018-03-29 · Cancelled notice
  6. HYDROPAC 1222/182018-03-29 · Archived notice
Compare all 8 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Solomon Sea →

issued
2018-03-29 22:09Z
status
Archived notice
authority
PTWC 292157Z MAR 18.
issued by
PTWC
sea
Solomon Sea
position
-5.600, 151.600
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOLOMON SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
1. AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 292126Z MAR WITH A
   PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.2, IN 05-36S 151-36E.
   A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE
   DAMAGE TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
   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. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1222/18.

Reading this warning

Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

480 within 180 nm since 1997 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 earthquake & tsunami bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:38Z; source collection times vary.

Quakes

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