5.2 magnitude earthquake

2014-12-21 09:40:47 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, December 21, 2014 09:40 AM
Your time: 2014-12-21T09:40:47Z
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 4.9 - 208km SW of Bella Bella, Canada
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEUS71 PAAQ 210943 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 143 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.8 * ORIGIN TIME 0041 AKST DEC 21 2014 0141 PST DEC 21 2014 0941 UTC DEC 21 2014 * COORDINATES 51.0 NORTH 130.0 WEST * DEPTH 7 MILES * LOCATION 135 MILES NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 230 MILES S OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA 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.