A volcanic eruption has occurred in vicinity 20-30S 175-24W at 150427Z jan 22
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 126/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-01-16 12:14Z
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) · NAVAREA X 5/22 152047Z JAN 22.. Issued 2022-01-15 21:47Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -20.500, -175.400. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 126/22 and this msg, tsunami warning canceledlater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROPAC 123/222022-01-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 126/22 · this notice2022-01-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-01-15 21:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA X 5/22 152047Z JAN 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -20.500, -175.400
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PACIFIC OCEAN. A VOLCANIC ERUPTION HAS OCCURRED IN VICINITY 20-30S 175-24W AT 150427Z JAN 22. A TSUNAMI MAY BE 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.
Reading this warning
- Volcanic activity
- An erupting or restless volcano near or under the sea, with a keep-clear radius around it.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · volcanic activity
17 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Volcanic activity reported in area within three miles of 18-59.00S 174-46.00W2023-10-16
- Volcanic activity reported in area within two miles of 18-59.55S 174-46.44W2022-09-14
- Volcanic activity reported in 20-34S 175-23W2022-01-15
- Discolored water with submarine volcanic activity reported in vicinity 18-18S 174-24W at 100030Z sep2019-09-13
- Discolored water with submarine volcanic activity reported in vicinity 18-18S 174-24W2019-08-27
- Discolored water with submarine volcanic activity reported in vicinity 18-18S 174-24W at 142230Z aug 192019-08-15
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
12 volcanic activity listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:07Z; source collection times vary.
Volcanic
Submarine eruptions, discoloured water, pumice rafts. All current volcanic activity →
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.