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Papua new guinea

Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 247/17

issued
2017-01-22 04:47Z
status
cancelled 2017-01-22 06:50Z (archive)
authority
PTWC 220438Z JAN 17.
position
-6.100, 155.200
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
SOLOMON SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 220430Z JAN WITH A
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0, IN 06-06S 155-12E.
A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. TSUNAMI WAVES
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS. 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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