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Earthquake with magnitude of 7.6 has occurred in vicinity 22-06S 169-12E at 050418Z dec

Western South Pacific · New Caledonia · HYDROPAC 4322/18

issued
2018-12-05 04:48Z
status
cancelled 2018-12-05 09:03Z (archive)
authority
PTWC 050425Z DEC 18.
position
-22.100, 169.200 · r 540.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
NEW CALEDONIA.
DNC 06.
EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 HAS OCCURRED
IN VICINITY 22-06S 169-12E AT 050418Z DEC.
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS
LOCATED WITHIN 1000 KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTER. 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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