7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Humboldt County; Tsunami Warning Issued – One America News Network
OAN Staff Sophia Flores
11:57 AM – Thursday, December 5, 2024
A significant earthquake that hit a city in northern California has now led to a tsunami warning.
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The recent quake, which was initially recorded as a magnitude 6.6 off the coast of Humboldt County, was later updated by the U.S. Geological Survey to a magnitude of 7.0.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located 61 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, in Humboldt County, and it occurred at 10:44 a.m.
After the main quake, an aftershock was recorded with a magnitude of 5.8 near Cobb, California, in Lake County.
A tsunami warning has been issued for the California Coast, affecting nearly 5 million residents.
The Thursday quake marks the largest to impact the Golden State in five years, with the last significant event being a 7.1 earthquake in Ridgecrest in 2019.
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