A strong earthquake was felt widely across Northern California on Thursday and authorities have issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:44 am west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County near the Oregon border, according to the US Geological Survey. It was felt as far south as San Francisco, where residents…
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later cancelled. No deaths or injuries were reported. There were no reports of major damage, though authorities said they needed time to…
A strong earthquake late Tuesday struck Japan’s north-central region of Noto that’s still recovering from a deadly quake early this year. There was no danger of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a magnitude 6.4 quake struck just off the western coast of the Noto Peninsula at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles)….