4.4 magnitude earthquake

2014-10-28 16:49:31 UTC

UTC time: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 16:49 PM
Your time: 2014-10-28T16:49:31Z
Magnitude Type: Ml
USGS page: M 4.4 - 205km N 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 281652 EQIAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1252 PM AST TUE OCT 28 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.4 * ORIGIN TIME 1250 EDT OCT 28 2014 1250 AST OCT 28 2014 1150 CDT OCT 28 2014 1650 UTC OCT 28 2014 * COORDINATES 20.2 NORTH 64.2 WEST * DEPTH 19 MILES * LOCATION 105 MILES N OF SETTLEMENT BR. VIRGIN IS. 175 MILES NE 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.