Key information extracted from original GTS message :
- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 occurred in the NEW IRELAND region PAPUA NEW GUINEA at 1051 UTC on saturday december 17 2016
- Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters widespread hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible
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- Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours along some coasts of PAPUA NEW guinea... SOLOMON islands... pohnpei... chuuk... indonesia... nauru... kosrae and VANUATU
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