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Earthquake with magnitude of 7.7 has occurred in vicinity 23-12.00S 170-42.00E at 190257Z may
Western South Pacific · HYDROPAC 1661/23
- issued
- 2023-05-19 03:40Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-05-19 06:41Z (archive)
- authority
- PTWC 0/23 190309Z MAY 23.
- position
- -20.444, 168.856
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. DNC 06. 1. EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.7 HAS OCCURRED IN VICINITY 23-12.00S 170-42.00E AT 190257Z MAY. TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING COASTS. 2. TSUNAMI ACTIVITY IS FORECASTED TO START AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: A. ANATOM ISLAND 20-12.0S 169-54.0E AT 0330Z. B. MARE ISL 21-36.0S 167-48.0E AT 0332Z. C. LIFOU ISL 20-54.0S 167-18.0E AT 0336Z. D. OUINNE 22-00.0S 166-48.0E AT 0353Z. E. HIENGHENE 20-36.0S 165-00.0E AT 0402Z. F. NOUMEA 22-18.0S 166-30.0E AT 0414Z. G. ESPERITU SANTO 15-06.0S 167-18.0E AT 0433Z. H. SUVA 18-06.0S 178-24.0E AT 0451Z. 3. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CAN NOT BE PREDICTED AND MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
This area · other warnings
21 within 180 nm since 2007 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred at 071257Z dec2023-12-07
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 occurred in 22-42S 170-18E at 310544Z mar2022-03-31
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 occurred in 22-42S 170-12E at 302057Z mar2022-03-30
- Hazardous operation 222200Z to 230600Z feb in area within 10 miles of 22-07S 167-27E2021-02-21
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.6 has occurred in vicinity 22-06S 169-12E at 050418Z dec2018-12-05
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.1 has occurred in vicinity 22-06S 169-54E at 290352Z aug2018-08-29
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- Cancel HYDROPAC 1661/23 and this msg, tsunami warning canceledcancelled by · 2023-05-19
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