Earthquake in northern California

Tuesday, 09 Dec, 2016 0

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of northern California.

The epicentre was 165 kilometres west of Ferndale, California, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.

There was no tsunami warning issued, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Weather Service said on its website.

Some social media users said they felt the tremor in San Francisco, more than 400 kilometres south.

It is the third quake of more than 4 to have hit California in the past week.

On Wednesday, a 6.5 quake struck Indonesia, killing more than 100 people in Aceh province.



 

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Linsey McNeill

Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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