M 7.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.6 m) in Solomon Islands on 08 Dec 2016 17:38 UTC

2016-12-08 18:03 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region
  • The u s national TSUNAMI warning center is analyzing the event to determine the level of danger
  • More information will be issued as it becomes available
  • This earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive TSUNAMI in the source region