Authorities have issued a tsunami warning following Thursday’s powerful earthquake that was felt widely throughout Northern California.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred around 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a tiny city in coastal Humboldt County close to the Oregon border.
Residents of San Francisco, which is located far to the south, experienced a rolling sensation for a few seconds. There were lesser aftershocks that followed.
Traffic in all directions via the undersea tunnel connecting San Francisco and Oakland has been halted by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, or BART.
Following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey issued a yellow alert, which indicates isolated but limited damage, and placed at least 5.3 million people in California under a tsunami warning.
The USGS estimates that about 1.3 million people lived in an area close enough to the earthquake to feel it.
The National Weather Service’s tsunami warning, which read: A series of big waves and strong currents may hit coasts near you, sent phones buzzing in the Santa Cruz area. You’re in danger. Avoid the seas. Now go inland or to high ground. Until local authorities declare it safe to return, stay away from the coast.
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