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Centered under the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Eureka, the strong quake frayed nerves across most of California's North Coast.
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 ...
The National Weather Service said that the tsunami warning that extended along 500 miles (800 km) of the California and Oregon coasts was called off about 90 minutes after the earthquake struck at ...
The 2010 Chile earthquake registered 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, [3] ranking it as the 6th strongest earthquake since 1900. The tsunami associated with the Chile earthquake caused tsunami advisories and warning across the entire Pacific Ocean rim, also known as the Ring of Fire.
California officials also have records of tsunamis hitting Northern California in 1960 and 1946, which each left at least one person dead. The 1946 tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...
USGS shakemap of one of the strongest aftershocks Map of northern Baja California and Southern California with earthquakes shortly after the main earthquake. Four aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5 have been reported; one at a magnitude of 5.2, [16] one at 5.4, [17] one at 5.1, [18] and one at a magnitude of 5.7, all four within one hour.
The 2010 Eureka earthquake occurred on January 9 at 4:27:38 pm PST offshore of Humboldt County, California, United States. The magnitude was measured 6.5 on the M w scale, and its epicenter was located offshore in the Pacific Ocean 33 miles (53 km) west of the nearest major city, Eureka .
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.