Tsunami Watch Issued for Northern Territory Coast
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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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A Tsunami Watch is current for the Northern Territory coast from Cape Fourcroy to Cape Don following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines.
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- Record type
- Tsunami Watch
- Affected area
- Northern Territory
- 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 Northern Territory.
Alert Details
A Tsunami Watch (warning_id: IDY68026) has been issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The alert is classified as moderate severity and major warning group type. It was issued at 9:56 AM AEST on Monday 8 June 2026 and remains current until 17:56 UTC on 8 June 2026.
Affected Areas
The watch covers the Northern Territory coast, specifically from Cape Fourcroy to Cape Don. Potential effects are also noted for Christmas Island.
What You Should Do
Residents should listen for further updates. The next update will be issued by 11:26 AM AEST on Monday 8 June 2026. For latest information, call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 626) or visit www.bom.gov.au/tsunami.
Expected Conditions
At this stage, no tsunami waves have been observed that may threaten Australia. An undersea earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred at 9:37 AM AEST on Monday 8 June 2026 near Mindanao, Philippines.
Timeline
If generated, tsunami waves may start affecting the Northern Territory after 2:30 PM ACST Monday 8 June 2026 and Christmas Island after 12:00 PM local time Monday 8 June 2026. The JATWC is monitoring the situation.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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