A major earthquake occurred at 02:50:56 (UTC) on Wednesday, June 15, 2005. The magnitude 7.4 event has been located OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 02:50:56 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 6:50:56 PM = local time at epicenter
Location 41.288°N, 125.710°W
Depth 40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances 134 km (83 miles) W (281°) from Trinidad, CA
136 km (84 miles) WSW (248°) from Crescent City, CA
137 km (85 miles) WNW (282°) from Westhaven-Moonstone, CA
472 km (293 miles) NW (311°) from Sacramento, CA
TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA
FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
ISSUED 06/15/2005 AT 0256 UTC
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER I.-BC. INCLUSIVE...
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I.-BC. TO SITKA-AK...
...AT THIS TIME THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
OTHER AREAS OF ALASKA...
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF
WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
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