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North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 758/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-03-12 10:05Z

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) · PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER 2/11 110643Z MAR 11.. Issued 2011-03-11 07:02Z. 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
North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 38.003, 142.008. 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

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.

  1. USGS-USP000HUJS2011-02-15 · Cancelled notice
  2. USGS-USP000HVHJ2011-03-09 · Cancelled notice
  3. USGS-USP000HVHM2011-03-09 · Cancelled notice
  4. USGS-USP000HVHN2011-03-09 · Cancelled notice
  5. USGS-USP000HVJ22011-03-09 · Cancelled notice
  6. USGS-USP000HVK62011-03-09 · Cancelled notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued
2011-03-11 07:02Z
status
Archived notice
authority
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER 2/11 110643Z MAR 11.
issued by
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.003, 142.008
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PACIFIC COASTAL AREAS.
TSUNAMI WARNING.
AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 110546Z MAR.
PRELIMINARY MAG 8.8, PRELIMINARY LOCATION
38-00.2N 142-00.5E VICINITY OF HONSHU, JAPAN.
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.

Reading this warning

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

513 within 180 nm since 1997 · 28 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

2 earthquake & tsunami bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 12:32Z; 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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