4.8 magnitude earthquake 19 km from Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

2015-01-08 02:02:53 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, January 08, 2015 02:02 AM
Your time: 2015-01-08T02:02:53Z
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 4.8 - 18km E of Tofino, Canada
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 258 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEUS71 PAAQ 080205 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 605 PM PST WED JAN 7 2015 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.8 * ORIGIN TIME 1703 AKST JAN 07 2015 1803 PST JAN 07 2015 0203 UTC JAN 08 2015 * COORDINATES 49.2 NORTH 125.7 WEST * DEPTH 21 MILES * LOCATION 95 MILES SE OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 190 MILES NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON 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.