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

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


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * 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
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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.
            