Large 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Feb 4, 2010, 5:06:33 PM2/4/10
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Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Large 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California
KTLA News
2:00 PM PST, February 4, 2010
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 is being reported off the coast of Northern California.
The USGS says the quake was located 35-miles west-northwest of the small unincorporated community of Petrolia California.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement that the magnitude was such that a tsunami is not expected. "However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides."
Ferndale Police Department Chief Bret Smith told KTLA the earthquake's movement was "gentler" than the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the same area Jan. 9.
That quake left more than $40 million of damage in the area and caused one major injury.
Smith said he was on foot patrol and thought "oh not again" when the quake struck, but the trembler didn't last long and the department went into response mode.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from Thursday's quake, which struck at 12.20 p.m.
According to Smith, most of the structures have been retrofitted since a powerful quake struck the region in 1992.
Eureka Fire Chief Eric Smith says crews are checking on structures damaged in the previous earthquakes to make sure they're secure.
Copyright © 2010, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles
Large 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California
KTLA News
2:00 PM PST, February 4, 2010
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 is being reported off the coast of Northern California.
The USGS says the quake was located 35-miles west-northwest of the small unincorporated community of Petrolia California.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement that the magnitude was such that a tsunami is not expected. "However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides."
Ferndale Police Department Chief Bret Smith told KTLA the earthquake's movement was "gentler" than the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the same area Jan. 9.
That quake left more than $40 million of damage in the area and caused one major injury.
Smith said he was on foot patrol and thought "oh not again" when the quake struck, but the trembler didn't last long and the department went into response mode.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from Thursday's quake, which struck at 12.20 p.m.
According to Smith, most of the structures have been retrofitted since a powerful quake struck the region in 1992.
Eureka Fire Chief Eric Smith says crews are checking on structures damaged in the previous earthquakes to make sure they're secure.
Copyright © 2010, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles
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