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Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...
One person died after being swept into the sea, reportedly while taking pictures of the tsunami. Read more:'It's insane.' How rattled Northern Californians weathered 7.0 earthquake and tsunami warning
More than 5 million California residents are under a tsunami warning Thursday 5 December 2024 19:40 , Julia Musto There are at least 5.3 million people in California under a tsunami warning.
A warning alert is the most serious of four tsunami alerts, including a watch alert for a possible tsunami and an advisory alert telling people to stay out of the water and away from the shore. The last time California received a warning alert was 2011 when an earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast.
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A strong earthquake was felt widely across Northern California on Thursday and authorities have issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County near the Oregon border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
At least 5.3 million people in California were under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a yellow alert, which predicts localized but minimal damage. More than 1.3 million people lived close enough to the quake that they could have felt it, the USGS estimated. 12/05/2024 14:48 -0500
Tsunami warnings are not uncommon in Califoria, where warning sirens and signs are in place to notify coastal residents that a wall of water could potentially be coming towards them.
The quake occurred around 10:45 a.m. local time about 45 miles southwest of the coast of Eureka, Calif., some 100 miles south of the Oregon border, the National Tsunami Warning Center said.