4.8 magnitude earthquake 19 km from Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
2015-01-08 02:02:53 UTC
UTC time:
Thursday, January 08, 2015 02:02 AM
Your time:
2015-01-08T02:02:53Z
Magnitude Type:
mb
USGS page:
M 4.8 - 18km E of Tofino, Canada
USGS status:
Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public:
258 people
2015-01-08 02:02:53 UTC
4.8 magnitude, 24 km depth
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2015-01-08 02:02:53 UTC
at 02:02
January 08, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 49.171, -125.647
19.2 km from
Tofino
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 24 km
Tsunami advisory issued by www.tsunami.gov
000
SEUS71 PAAQ 080205
EQIWOC
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
605 PM PST WED JAN 7 2015
...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 4.8
* ORIGIN TIME 1703 AKST JAN 07 2015
1803 PST JAN 07 2015
0203 UTC JAN 08 2015
* COORDINATES 49.2 NORTH 125.7 WEST
* DEPTH 21 MILES
* LOCATION 95 MILES SE OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA
190 MILES NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON
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.
This earthquake is on the map of The Pacific Northwest and is close to:
Vancouver Island, Canada
Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington
Strait Of Georgia, Washington
San Juan Islands, Washington
Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Puget Sound, Washington
Seattle Tacoma Area, Washington
Coast Of Washington
Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada
Mount Rainier Area, Washington
Mt. St. Helens Area, Washington
Mount Hood Area, Oregon