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An earthquake occurred in 05-54S 151-24E at 102048Z oct with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3

Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 3693/18

issued: 2018-10-10 21:26Z
status: cancelled 2018-10-10 23:43Z (archive)
authority: NAVAREA X 66/18 102104Z OCT 18.
position: -5.900, 151.400
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOLOMON SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN 05-54S 151-24E
AT 102048Z OCT WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.3.
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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