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The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also documented earthquakes.
On December 5, 2024, a M w 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County, California, at 10:44 a.m. PST. It was felt in the state's northern regions and in the Central Valley. [2] The earthquake prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning which was canceled soon after.
Aftershocks continued Friday after a strong earthquake that prompted a tsunami warning for parts of the U.S. West Coast Thursday. "At this time, there have been 59 earthquakes of magnitude three ...
Northern California was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Thursday morning. After the tremor struck at 10:45 a.m., just over 60 miles to the west-southwest of Humboldt County’s Ferndale ...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
A large, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning was later ...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck at 5:17 a.m. Monday near an active swarm of smaller quakes that began Saturday. ... May 20, 2024. A separate swarm of earthquakes occurred a week ago, about 40 ...