Tsunami warnings cancelled after earthquake
After a quake off the Humboldt coast, the National Weather Service issued tsunami warnings from Oregon to Santa Cruz County that have since been called off
After an 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific near Humboldt County, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued tsunami warnings along the coast from Oregon to Santa Cruz County. Many in low-lying coastal areas were ordered to evacuate, although the tsunami warnings have now been called off by the NWS.
The earthquake was first recorded at 10:44 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. Shortly thereafter, the NWS issued their warnings. Damage has been reported in Humboldt County and the earthquake was felt by many throughout the Bay Area, causing power issues in Sonoma County among other things.
Shots from CBS News showed traffic jams as far south as Pacifica as residents of more populated areas of the Bay Area were ordered to evacuate coastal zones. Sonoma County Regional Parks, including Doran Regional Park, Westside Regional Park, Gualala Point Regional Park, and Stillwater Cove Regional Park, were evacuated. The Sebastopol Times spoke with a staff member at “The Lodge at Bodega Bay,” who said the Sheriff’s Department had stopped by to tell them about the tsunami warning. Evacuation was not required or necessarily suggested, unless people felt unsafe and wanted to leave as a result of hearing the news.
For reference, the South Napa earthquake which happened in 2014 was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake. The two most recent earthquakes which have caused massive and famous tsunamis in both Japan in 2011 and Indonesia in 2004, were both over 9.0 magnitude.
Several aftershocks have been reported and may continue over the next few hours and days
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Tremor? No it was a major earthquake