Strong Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Eureka

[David Zephyr]

Source: AP

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Humboldt County, but officials say there are no immediate reports of major damage or injury. Preliminary reports had measured the quake at 6.0.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the temblor hit at 12:20 p.m. about 35 miles northwest of the community of Petrolia and nearly 50 miles west of Eureka. The shaking was felt up to the Oregon border and as far south as Sonoma County.

County spokesman Phil Smith-Hanes says he felt a rolling sensation, but the movement didn't feel as severe as 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.


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