SEUS71 PAAQ 241402 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 702 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 6.1 * ORIGIN TIME 0556 AKDT APR 24 2015 0656 PDT APR 24 2015 1356 UTC APR 24 2015 * COORDINATES 51.8 NORTH 130.8 WEST * DEPTH 24 MILES * LOCATION 110 MILES SE OF SANDSPIT HAIDA GWAII 175 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. $$