6.0 magnitude earthquake 161 km from Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada

2014-07-17 11:49:33 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:49 AM
Your time: 2014-07-17T11:49:33Z
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 6.0 - 93km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 8 people

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 171153 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 353 AM AKDT THU JUL 17 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.0 * ORIGIN TIME 0350 AKDT JUL 17 2014 0450 PDT JUL 17 2014 1150 UTC JUL 17 2014 * COORDINATES 60.2 NORTH 140.3 WEST * DEPTH 9 MILES * LOCATION 45 MILES NW OF YAKUTAT ALASKA 245 MILES NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA 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.