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Tsunami warning
Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · Vanuatu · HYDROPAC 977/16
- issued
- 2016-04-03 08:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-04-03 10:20Z (archive)
- authority
- PTWC 030831Z APR 16.
- position
- -14.200, 166.900
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. CORAL SEA. VANUATU. TSUNAMI WARNING. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED AT 030824Z APR WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.2 VICINITY 14-12S 166-54E. 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
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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 7.2 has occurred in vicinity 15-06.00S 167-42.00E2023-01-08
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 has occurred in vicinity 15-01.00S 166-07.00E 081233Z jan2023-01-08
- An earthquake occurred at 181010Z aug with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1, location 14-54S 166-54E in…2021-08-18
- Crew abandoning ship in 13-53S 166-54E2013-08-06
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Timeline
- HYDROPAC warnings in force 030900Z apr 16cancelled by · 2016-04-03
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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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.