5.5 magnitude earthquake

2014-08-20 20:12:38 UTC

UTC time: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 20:12 PM
Your time: 2014-08-20T20:12:38Z
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 5.4 - 40km WNW of Buldir Island, Alaska
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 202017 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1217 PM AKDT WED AUG 20 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.5 * ORIGIN TIME 1213 AKDT AUG 20 2014 1313 PDT AUG 20 2014 2013 UTC AUG 20 2014 * COORDINATES 52.3 NORTH 175.1 EAST * DEPTH 24 MILES * LOCATION 35 MILES W OF BULDIR I. ALASKA 350 MILES W OF ADAK ALASKA 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.