Quakes · tsunami
Earthquake magnitude 7.2 (mww) in 22.477S 173.117E, depth 16 km at 120126Z aug 16
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands · USGS-US10006D5H
- issued
- 2016-08-12 01:26Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-08-15 01:26Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-08-15 01:26Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -22.477, 173.117
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.2 (MWW) IN 22.477S 173.117E, DEPTH 16 KM AT 120126Z AUG 16. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US10006D5H. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006d5h
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2016-08-12 · closed 2016-08-23
- Earthquake magnitude 7.2 (mww) in 22.477S 173.117E, depth 16 km at 120126Z aug 16 this message2016-08-12 → 2016-08-15
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 22.945S 173.275E, depth 10 km at 200313Z aug 162016-08-20 → 2016-08-23
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