5.4 magnitude earthquake 128 km from Ferndale, California, United States

2015-01-01 12:16:14 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, January 01, 2015 12:16 PM
Your time: 2015-01-01T12:16:14Z
Magnitude Type: mw
USGS page: M 5.4 - 128km W of Ferndale, California
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 48 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEUS71 PAAQ 011219 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 419 AM PST THU JAN 1 2015 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.0 * ORIGIN TIME 0316 AKST JAN 01 2015 0416 PST JAN 01 2015 1216 UTC JAN 01 2015 * COORDINATES 40.5 NORTH 125.2 WEST * DEPTH 16 MILES * LOCATION 60 MILES SW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA 235 MILES NW 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.