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Earthquake with magnitude of 7.4 has occurred in vicinity 23-06.00S 170-24.00E at 200151Z may

Western South Pacific · HYDROPAC 1677/23

issued
2023-05-20 03:22Z
status
cancelled 2023-05-20 06:22Z (archive)
authority
PTWC 0/23 200233Z MAY 23.
position
-23.100, 170.400
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06.
EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 HAS
OCCURRED IN VICINITY 23-06.00S 170-24.00E
AT 200151Z MAY.  BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA
TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0 TO 0.3 METERS
ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR
FIJI, KIRIBATI, VANUATU AND WALLIS AND FUTUNA.
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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