Earthquake with magnitude of 7.3 has occurred in vicinity 07-48S 147-42E at 170250Z jul
Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 2102/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-07-17 03:38Z
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 170259Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-07-17 03:09Z. 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 -7.800, 147.700. 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 2102/20 and this msg, tsunami warning cancelledlater 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.
- USGS-US7000AQ3E2020-07-17 · Cancelled notice
- HYDROPAC 2102/20 · this notice2020-07-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2103/202020-07-17 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2020-07-17 03:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PTWC 170259Z JUL 20.
- issued by
- PTWC
- sea
- Solomon Sea
- position
- -7.800, 147.700
- 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. DNC 05. EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.3 HAS OCCURRED IN VICINITY 07-48S 147-42E AT 170250Z JUL. POSSIBLE TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO COASTS AND ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC AREA. VESSELS IN VICINITY ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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 · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
172 within 180 nm since 1997 · 3 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.
- 49 km nne of kainantu, papua new guinea2026-09-20
- 118 km ese of madang, papua new guinea2026-08-16
- 17 km w of lae, papua new guinea2025-10-07
- 94 km ene of kainantu, papua new guinea2025-07-21
- 42 km n of finschhafen, papua new guinea2025-06-19
- 135 km n of lae, papua new guinea2025-04-22
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
3 earthquake & tsunami bulletins listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:44Z; source collection times vary.
Quakes
Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →
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