Tsunami Watch Cancelled for Christmas Island
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on June 21, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled the tsunami watch for Christmas Island after an undersea earthquake near the Philippines produced no threatening waves.
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- Record type
- Tsunami Warning
- Affected area
- Christmas Island, Western Australia
- Issued
- June 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Christmas Island, Western Australia.
Alert Details
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a cancellation of the Tsunami Watch (type: tsunami_warning) for Christmas Island at 10:38 AM AEST on Monday 8 June 2026. The alert was originally triggered by a magnitude 7.8 undersea earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines at 9:37 AM AEST.
Affected Areas
Christmas Island, Western Australia.
What You Should Do
No action is required. Residents should monitor www.bom.gov.au/tsunami or call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 626) for any future updates.
Expected Conditions
No tsunami waves posing a threat to Christmas Island or other Australian territories have been observed.
Timeline
The cancellation was issued at 10:38 AM AEST (00:38 UTC) on 8 June 2026 and remains in effect until 18:38 UTC the same day. No further updates will be issued unless the situation changes.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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