6.2M Earthquake strikes off coast of California
A strong, 6.2 earthquake has hit off the northern coast of California. Twitter has been flooded with reports of people describing the tremor, which reportedly came in waves.
The quake struck at 12:10 PST (20:10 GMT), approximately 38 kilometers west of the northern Californian community of Petrolia.
The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, according to reports, and state emergency services say they are monitoring any potential “secondary impacts.”
Weather services have warned that the quake has not made enough of an impact to issue any official tsunami warnings.
We just had a 5.5 #earthquake off the coast of Fortuna, California. It’s about 30 miles away from us here in Eureka. There was a very strong initial wave and then a very weak second wave which I actually didn’t feel. No damage. No tsunamis. But we are all awake now.— Permanent Suspension (#7) (@PermSusLucky7) December 20, 2021
Witnesses have flocked to social media to describe the impact they felt, with many saying it was enough to wake them up.