4.0 magnitude earthquake 106 km from Tortola, British Virgin Islands
2014-04-15 05:50:27 UTC
UTC time:
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 05:50 AM
Your time:
2014-04-15T05:50:27Z
Magnitude Type:
Md
USGS status:
Reviewed by a seismologist
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2014-04-15 05:50:27 UTC
4.0 magnitude, 43 km depth
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
4.0 magnitude earthquake
2014-04-15 05:50:27 UTC
at 05:50
April 15, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 18.976, -63.764
106.2 km from
Tortola
(66.2 miles)
Depth: 43 km
Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov
000
SEXX60 PAAQ 150554
EQIAT1
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
154 AM AST TUE APR 15 2014
...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 4.2
* ORIGIN TIME 0150 EDT APR 15 2014
0150 AST APR 15 2014
0050 CDT APR 15 2014
0550 UTC APR 15 2014
* COORDINATES 18.7 NORTH 63.7 WEST
* DEPTH 32 MILES
* LOCATION 40 MILES E OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS.
160 MILES E OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* 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.