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Tsunami warning
Southern Pacific Coastal Areas · HYDROPAC 2908/10
- issued
- 2010-12-25 14:53Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-12-26 04:10Z (archive)
- authority
- PTWC 251428Z DEC 10.
- position
- -17.800, 168.300
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COASTAL AREAS. TSUNAMI WARNING. AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 251317Z DEC. PRELIMINARY MAG 7.6, PRELIMINARY LOCATION 17-48S 168-18E VICINITY OF VANUATU. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN 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.
This area · other warnings
9 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred in 15-00.00S 168-00.00E at 220448Z nov2023-11-22
- Rowboat maiwar, unreported2023-10-05
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.7 has occurred in vicinity 23-12.00S 170-42.00E at 190257Z may2023-05-19
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 has occurred in vicinity 15-06.00S 167-42.00E2023-01-08
- Last known position port vila (17-45S 168-18E)2013-07-20
- Vessel win full II in need of assistance in 17-59S 170-52E2008-09-12
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Timeline
- Tsunami warningcancelled by · 2010-12-26
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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.