A tsunami warning was issued after a very powerful earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Humboldt County at approximately 10:44 am PST.
There have been several sizable aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.
Tsunami Warning issued for Oregon-California coast after 7.3 earthquake. If you’re between Florence, OR & Santa Cruz, CA:
⚠️ Move to high ground/inland immediately
Do not wait to see the wave
Monitor local emergency info pic.twitter.com/ofdm8eIFW5— Ryan Hall, Y’all (@ryanhallyall) December 5, 2024
A second earthquake on a different epicenter registering a 6.0 on the Richter scale struck 5.6 miles WNW of Cobb, California 4 minutes later.
A tsunami warning was issued for coastal areas in Oregon and Northern California.
“The first waves are expected to arrive at 12:10 p.m. for San Francisco Bay Area, Karleisa Rogacheski, a meteorologist for the weather service told SFGATE. In areas farther north, such as Fort Bragg, the waves could come sooner, she said. Rogacheski said the weather service is still assessing the wave heights and severity, but advised people to stay away from the water. She said the warning is different from an advisory, because a warning indicates that “impacts are expected to occur.”” SFGATE reported.
“Stay away from the waters. Don’t go out looking for the tsunami,” she told SFGATE. “We don’t want people to get caught off in stuff offshore.”
Tsunami Warning 1 for areas of OR & N. CA: See https://t.co/npoUHxX900 for alert areas. M7.3 045mi SW Eureka, California 1044PST Dec 5 pic.twitter.com/NFCbU5EaKa
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) December 5, 2024
ABC 7 reported:
USGS says that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit Northern California in Humboldt County.
A tsunami warning has been issued by the NWS.
It was initially reported as a 6.6 quake but then was upgraded by USGS.
There were no immediate reports of any damage.
X users posted videos of damage and aftermath of Thursday’s quake.
Here’s the situation at the Victorian Inn. Built in 1986, damage to the doors and the bar. #ferndaleca #earthquake pic.twitter.com/4coor9z2La
— Caroline Titus (@caroline95536) December 5, 2024
Got some shaking at Nugget Markets in Davis ca. #earthquake #california #eureka pic.twitter.com/KKbVPwdEw0
— Tom Nolan (@tommylikecloud) December 5, 2024
At the Victorian Inn. #earthquake #temblor pic.twitter.com/YBFehi6nu3
— Caroline Titus (@caroline95536) December 5, 2024
Earthquake. pic.twitter.com/4Yclf6z6WA
— VonDoom ☕️ (@CryptoVonDoom) December 5, 2024
No immediate reports of death or injury.
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