Major Earthquake Hits Northern CA Followed By Strong Aftershocks; Tsunami Warnings Canceled

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UPDATED with latest: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck at 10:44 a.m. this morning near Eureka, California.

Initial reports indicated it was a 6.6, but the U.S. Geological Survey later upgraded the jolt to 7.0, making it a major earthquake.

The temblor struck 45 miles SW of Eureka in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 8 miles beneath the ocean floor.Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.0 – 99 km WSW of Ferndale, California https://t.co/Gsvo44wKJa The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning from just North of Santa Cruz, CA into Oregon, including much of the San Francisco Bay area, but later canceled it.

The tsunami Warning is canceled for the coastal areas of California and Oregon. No tsunami danger presently exists for this area.

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