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 page: M 4.0 - 109km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people

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 ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * 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 -------------------------------------- * 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.