According to the USGS, a tsunami warning has been canceled following an earthquake that struck at 10:44 am west of Ferndale, a tiny city in coastal Humboldt County close to the Oregon border.
Following an earthquake off the coast of California with a magnitude of 7.0, the US National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the West Coast.
The U.S. Geological Survey said that at least 5.3 million people in California were under a tsunami warning after the earthquake was detected on Thursday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, over 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale.
According to the USGS, the earthquake occurred at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County close to the Oregon border.
Residents of San Francisco, which was located far to the south, experienced a rolling sensation for a few seconds during the earthquake. There were lesser aftershocks that followed.
No serious injuries or damage were reported at this time.
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, or BART, immediately halted travel in all directions via the undersea tunnel connecting San Francisco and Oakland following the earthquake.
