6.1 magnitude earthquake 349 km from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States

Tsunami bulletin issued

2014-02-26 21:13:40 UTC

UTC time: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 21:13 PM
Your time: 2014-02-26T21:13:40Z
Magnitude Type: mwb
USGS page: M 6.1 - 138km NNW of Amukta Island, Alaska
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 1 person
2014-02-26 21:13:40 UTC 6.1 magnitude, 265 km depth
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States
Aftershocks:
2014-03-04 17:41:55 UTC 2.9 magnitude, 248 km depth
Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands

Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov

000 SEAK71 PAAQ 262119 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1219 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 5.9 * ORIGIN TIME 1214 AKST FEB 26 2014 1314 PST FEB 26 2014 2114 UTC FEB 26 2014 * COORDINATES 53.6 NORTH 171.7 WEST * DEPTH 163 MILES * LOCATION 90 MILES N OF AMUKTA PASS ALASKA 240 MILES NE OF ADAK 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.

This earthquake is close to these areas:

Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Island
Pribilof Islands, Alaska
Unimak Island, Alaska
Bering Sea
South Of Aleutian Islands
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Bristol Bay
Alaska Peninsula
Near Islands, Aleutian Islands
South Of Alaska
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska