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Tsunami warning
Eastern North Pacific · Alaska · Canada · Hawaii · NAVAREA XII 281/12
- issued
- 2012-10-28 05:29Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-10-28 10:33Z (archive)
- cancels
- NAVAREA XII 280/12
- authority
- PTWC 280515Z OCT 12.
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 52.800, -131.800
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. ALASKA. CANADA. HAWAII. TSUNAMI WARNING. 1. AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 280304Z OCT WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.7 VICINITY 52-48N 131-48W. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF HAWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 280/12.
This area · other warnings
23 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site ketchikan 55-27N 131-49W services unreliable 0800Z to 1400Z daily 26 thru 29…2021-10-25
- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site ketchikan 55-27N 131-49W 4125KHZ services unreliable 080630Z thru 081330Z aug2021-08-06
- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site point higgins 55-27N 131-49W 4125KHZ services and cothen services unreliable…2021-08-05
- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site point higgins 55-27N 131-49W 4125KHZ services unreliable 2000Z to 0100Z daily…2021-07-21
- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site point higgins 55-27N 131-49W 4125KHZ services inoperative2021-01-26
- Commdet kodiak, ak remote site point higgins 55-27N 131-49W 4125KHZ services inoperative2021-01-24
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Timeline
- Tsunami warningcancels · 2012-10-28
- Tsunami warningreplaced · 2012-10-28
- Tsunami warningcancelled by · 2012-10-28
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Other
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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.