Huge Earthquake Hits Northern California Coast

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of northern California Thursday morning local time. There were no reports of damage, and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake hit about 100 miles off the coast of Eureka, California, more than 250 miles north of San Francisco, at around 6:50 a.m. local time. Northern California coastal communities like Eureka and Ferndale reported shaking, the agency said. Some people said they felt the quake as far south as San Francisco.

In Ferndale, California, one resident told the Associated Press that she felt a "big jolt" when the quake hit.

The region is a historical hotbed for earthquakes. A few lower magnitude earthquakes struck in the same region off the coast in the last two days, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Several destructive earthquakes have also occurred in the area. In 1992, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a series of powerful aftershocks hit to the south of Eureka, California, in the coastal community of Cape Mendocino, causing significant damage to five communities in the area, the USGS reports.
Nearly 100 people were injured in the quakes, which also triggered a tsunami that reached Hawaii.

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