SEUS71 PAAQ 202302 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 302 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2014 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 4.5 * ORIGIN TIME 1355 AKST DEC 20 2014 1455 PST DEC 20 2014 2255 UTC DEC 20 2014 * COORDINATES 51.1 NORTH 129.7 WEST * DEPTH 7 MILES * LOCATION 125 MILES NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 225 MILES S OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA 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. $$