7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits US’ California, Tsunami Warning Issued

7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits US’ California, Tsunami Warning Issued


California Earthquake: he 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of simply 10 kilometers.


California:

A robust earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of California, sparking a tsunami warning, US seismologists stated.

The 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of simply 10 kilometers (six miles),  virtually 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale, in accordance with the United States Geological Survey.

“Based on preliminary earthquake parameters… hazardous tsunami are attainable for coasts positioned inside 300 KM of the earthquake epicenter,” stated a warning issued by the National Weather Service’s Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.

The warning famous that no areas had but skilled any waves, however that anybody close to a shoreline needs to be alert to the potential of hazard.

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