A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on December 5, 2024, causing minor disruptions and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the US West Coast. The quake was centered west of Ferndale, Humboldt County, and was felt as far south as San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, December 5, 2024, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the US West Coast.The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County , about 130 miles from the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey said.
“That’s what I was feeling ... ‘My axles are broken now.’ I did not realize it was an earthquake.”Cindy Vosburg, the executive director for the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, said she heard alarms sound just before shaking began, and the city's cultural center downtown started to creak.“Just as it would start to subside, the building would roll again,' Vosburg said.
EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI WARNING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HUMBOLDT COUNTY 7.0 MAGNITUDE
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