Tsunami warning issued after 7.0M quake strikes Northern California

A tsunami evacuation sign in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
A tsunami evacuation sign in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Photo credit Rick Bowmer/AP

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a tsunami warning after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Thursday morning.

The earthquake was reported at 10:44 a.m. about 60 miles off the coast from Ferndale in Humboldt County, sparking a tsunami warning for the coast of Northern California and southern Oregon.

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At 11:58 a.m., the tsunami warning was canceled.

According to seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, the tsunami warning was issued as a precaution. She told KNX News the nature of the quake made a tusnami less likely.

"Motion in the earthquake is strike slit, meaning horizontal and not vertical," Jones said. "That reduces the chances of tsunami."

Humboldt County resident Sue Thornton told KNX News she's without power and heat after the quake, which toppled items in her home and caused her stove pipe to detach.

"I've been through, you know, all of our major Southern California earthquakes, and I've been through the one up here in Humboldt a year ago, and this was the worst yet," she said.

There are no reports of any major damage to infrastructure or significant injuries.

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