Northern California hit by 6.5-magnitude quake
FORTUNA, Calif. (KUSI) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Norhtern California just before 7 a.m. Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The epicenter of the quake struck more than 100 miles off west of Fortuna, Calif. and more than 280 miles northwest of Sacramento just before 7 a.m. Thursday. No tsunami threat existed according to Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Tsunami Info Stmt: M6.8 110Mi SW Eureka, California 0650PST Dec 8: Tsunami NOT expected; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) December 8, 2016
“Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records the earthquake was not sufficient to generate tsunami warning,” the warning center said in a statement.
USGS initially reported a 6.8-magnitude earthquake but downgraded the quake to 6.5-magnitude a short while later.
