There is No Tsunami Warning, Advisory, Watch, or Threat in effect.
It’s a big
one and long been expected, a mag 6.8, downgraded to mag 6.5 has struck off the
Californian coast this afternoon.
The quake
occurred about 100 miles off the coast of Eureka around 6:50 a.m. There were no
immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The depth
of the quake was about 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey,
which issued no tsunami warnings in connection with the temblor.
According
to USGS mapping, the temblor, while strong, did not produce violent shaking on
land.
So far,
there have been no reports of damage in the communities of Fortuna and
Ferndale, said Fortuna Police Lt. Matthew Eberhardt. Patrol officers, he said,
will be looking for any damage, reports the LA Times
Today’s
quake is the 2nd major quake this week and the 5th of
December, it is the 129th major quake of 2016
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