4.6 magnitude earthquake 110 km from Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

2014-03-06 21:56:45 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, March 06, 2014 21:56 PM
Your time: 2014-03-06T21:56:45Z
Magnitude Type: Ml
USGS page: M 4.6 - 83km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 29 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEXX60 PAAQ 062159 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 559 PM AST THU MAR 6 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.0 * ORIGIN TIME 1657 EST MAR 06 2014 1757 AST MAR 06 2014 1557 CST MAR 06 2014 2157 UTC MAR 06 2014 * COORDINATES 19.3 NORTH 67.8 WEST * DEPTH 27 MILES * LOCATION 85 MILES NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 125 MILES NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. * FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.