4.6 magnitude earthquake

Tsunami bulletin issued

2014-03-23 15:08:59 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, March 23, 2014 15:08 PM
Your time: 2014-03-23T15:08:59Z
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 4.8 - 244km NNW of Tuktoyaktuk, Canada
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people
2014-03-23 15:08:59 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Beaufort Sea
Aftershocks:
2014-03-23 19:50:52 UTC 3.1 magnitude, 20 km depth
Beaufort Sea

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 231514 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 714 AM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.1 * ORIGIN TIME 0709 AKDT MAR 23 2014 0809 PDT MAR 23 2014 1509 UTC MAR 23 2014 * COORDINATES 71.7 NORTH 134.5 WEST * DEPTH 30 MILES * LOCATION BEAUFORT SEA 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.

This earthquake is close to these areas:

Beaufort Sea
Northern Yukon Territory, Canada
Northwest Territories, Canada
Prince Patrick Island, Nwt, Canada
Sverdrup Islands
Northern Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada
Southern Yukon Territory, Canada
Central Alaska
Sverdrup Island, Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut, Canada