4.6 magnitude earthquake 197 km from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada

Tsunami bulletin issued

2014-08-29 18:37:30 UTC

UTC time: Friday, August 29, 2014 18:37 PM
Your time: 2014-08-29T18:37:30Z
Magnitude Type: mwr
USGS page: M 4.6 - 197km ENE of Norman Wells, Canada
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people
2014-08-29 18:37:30 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 9 km depth
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada


Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 291844 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 29 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.7 * ORIGIN TIME 1038 AKDT AUG 29 2014 1138 PDT AUG 29 2014 1838 UTC AUG 29 2014 * COORDINATES 65.9 NORTH 122.6 WEST * DEPTH 12 MILES * LOCATION NORTHWEST TERRITORIES CANADA 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.

This earthquake is close to these areas:

Northwest Territories, Canada Northern Yukon Territory, Canada Southern Yukon Territory, Canada Nunavut, Canada Southeastern Alaska King William Island, Nuvavut, Canada Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada British Columbia, Canada Prince Patrick Island, Nwt, Canada Beaufort Sea Coast Of Southeastern Alaska Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada