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Earthquake with magnitude of 7.6 occurred in 18-12.00N 103-24.00W at 191805Z sep tsunami waves are possible…

Eastern North Pacific · Mexico · NAVAREA XII 697/22

issued
2022-09-19 19:21Z
status
cancelled 2022-09-20 01:15Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA XII 696/22
authority
PTWC 0/22 191903Z SEP 22.
position
18.540, -103.000
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MEXICO.
1. EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED
   IN 18-12.00N 103-24.00W AT 191805Z SEP
   TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD
   CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING COASTS.
2. TSUNAMI ACTIVITY IS FORECASTED TO START AT
   THE FOLLOWING TIMES:
   A. LAZARO CARDENAS, MX 17-54.00N 102-12.00W AT 1827Z.
   B. MANZANILLO, MX 19-06.00N 104-18.00W AT 1827Z.
   C. ACAPULCO, MX 16-54.00N 099-54.00W AT 1849Z.
   D. PUERTO VALLARTA, MX 20-36.00N 105-12.00W AT 1905Z.
3. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING ONE TO THREE METERS
   ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE
   AND MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD
   BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
   AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL ALONG SOME COASTS OF MEXICO
4. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 0.3 METER
   ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE
   AND MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD
   BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
   AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL ALONG THE COASTS OF
   AMERICAN SAMOA, ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIA, CHILE,
   CHUUK, COLOMBIA, COOK ISLANDS, COSTA RICA,
   ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, FIJI, FRENCH POLYNESIA,
   GUAM, GUATEMALA, HAWAII, HONDURAS, HOWLAND AND
   BAKER, INDONESIA, JAPAN, JARVIS ISLAND, JOHNSTON
   ATOLL, KERMADEC ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, KOSRAE,
   MARSHALL ISLANDS, MIDWAY ISLAND, NAURU, NEW
   CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIUE, NORTHERN
   MARIANAS, NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, PALAU,
   PALMYRA ISLAND, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU,
   PHILIPPINES, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, POHNPEI, RUSSIA,
   SAMOA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, TAIWAN, TOKELAU, TONGA,
   TUVALU, VANUATU, WAKE ISLAND, WALLIS AND FUTUNA,
   AND YAP.
5. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 696/22.

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