Rio Dell earthquake: Maps present shaking depth, aftershocks following main 7.0 Humboldt County quake

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Northern California on Thursday, inflicting a tsunami warning and several other aftershocks.

The tsunami warning — which impacted not less than 5.3 million individuals earlier than it was canceled round 12 p.m. Pacific time — was issued for coastal areas in California and Oregon, together with a number of elements of the Bay Space.

The earthquake’s epicenter is off the coast close to Petrolia, in Humboldt County, in accordance with the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS estimated that greater than 1.3 million individuals lived shut sufficient to the quake to really feel it in some capability.

The map under reveals the epicenter of the earthquake, together with how far the depth of the shaking was felt. There have been studies of shaking within the state from as far north as Del Norte County and as far south as San Mateo County.

For the reason that earthquake hit at 10:44 a.m. Pacific time, knowledge from USGS by means of 6 p.m. reveals there have been about 60 aftershocks over a 2.5 magnitude in Northern California up to now.

Of all whole aftershocks, the biggest was a magnitude of 5.0 and the bottom was a magnitude of 1.4. The aftershocks occurred close to the epicenter of the unique earthquake. Two smaller earthquakes had been measured elsewhere in Northern California, together with in Lake County.

There’ll probably be a number of extra aftershocks throughout the subsequent few days.

In line with USGS, there’s a 5% probability of a magnitude 6 or bigger earthquake and a 34% probability of a magnitude 5 earthquake occurring within the subsequent week.

ABC Information and the Related Press contributed to this report.