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Papua new guinea

Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 1224/18

issued
2018-03-29 22:09Z
status
cancelled 2018-03-29 23:21Z (archive)
cancels
HYDROPAC 1222/18
authority
PTWC 292157Z MAR 18.
position
-5.600, 151.600
source
nga_json · 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.

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