SEUS71 PAAQ 090202 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 702 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST AND BRITISH COLUMBIA... EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED - THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A RAPID PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 4.6 * ORIGIN TIME 1758 AKDT MAY 08 2016 1858 PDT MAY 08 2016 0158 UTC MAY 09 2016 * COORDINATES 52.6 NORTH 132.1 WEST * DEPTH 12 MILES * LOCATION 45 MILES SW OF SANDSPIT HAIDA GWAII 140 MILES SW OF PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * 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 WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. $$