Several earthquakes struck Northern California Thursday, including a preliminary 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Humboldt County, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The temblor was centered in Scotia and reported at 10:44 a.m. Thursday.
Other earthquakes were reported around the same time:
The series of earthquakes triggered a tsunami warning from the Oregon border down to the Santa Cruz area:
“A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Davenport, California (10 miles NW of Santa Cruz) to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon (10 miles SW of Florence). – Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.3 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 40.348, Lon: -124.733 at 2024-12-05T18:44:24 UTC Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is expected or occurring. Warnings indicate that widespread dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents are possible and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.”
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