5.0 magnitude earthquake 59 km from Ester, Alaska, United States

2014-10-21 00:36:58 UTC

UTC time: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 00:36 AM
Your time: 2014-10-21T00:36:58Z
Magnitude Type: ml
USGS page: M 5.0 - 57km NW of Ester, Alaska
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 149 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 210039 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 439 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 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 1637 AKDT OCT 20 2014 1737 PDT OCT 20 2014 0037 UTC OCT 21 2014 * COORDINATES 65.2 NORTH 149.0 WEST * DEPTH 9 MILES * LOCATION 90 MILES E OF TANANA ALASKA 45 MILES NW OF FAIRBANKS 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.