4.5 magnitude earthquake 33 km from Valdez, Alaska, United States

2014-09-24 07:30:57 UTC

UTC time: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 07:30 AM
Your time: 2014-09-24T07:30:57Z
Magnitude Type: ml
USGS page: M 4.5 - 35km NW of Valdez, Alaska
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 51 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 240733 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1133 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.5 * ORIGIN TIME 2331 AKDT SEP 23 2014 0031 PDT SEP 24 2014 0731 UTC SEP 24 2014 * COORDINATES 61.3 NORTH 146.8 WEST * DEPTH 25 MILES * LOCATION 25 MILES NW OF VALDEZ ALASKA 105 MILES E OF ANCHORAGE 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.