6.0 magnitude earthquake 6 km from American Canyon, California, United States

2014-08-24 10:20:44 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, August 24, 2014 10:20 AM
Your time: 2014-08-24T10:20:44Z
Magnitude Type: Mw
USGS page: M 6.0 - 6km NW of American Canyon, California
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 41002 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEUS71 PAAQ 241023 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 323 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.1 * ORIGIN TIME 0221 AKDT AUG 24 2014 0321 PDT AUG 24 2014 1021 UTC AUG 24 2014 * COORDINATES 38.2 NORTH 122.3 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES * LOCATION 55 MILES SW OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 25 MILES N OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 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.