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World|life|December 9, 2016 / 09:03 AM
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Northern California

AKIPRESS.COM - A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked the Northern California coast Thursday morning.

The quake occurred under the Pacific Ocean about 100 miles west of Ferndale, near the Oregon border, about 6:50 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no reports of injuries or damage, LATimes reported.

The quake’s epicenter was about 6.2 miles deep, according to the USGS. which issued no tsunami warnings in connection with the temblor.

According to USGS mapping, the quake, while strong, did not produce violent shaking on land.

The 6.5 jolt was followed by another quake less than two hours later. A magnitude 5.0 temblor hit at 8:32 a.m. in the same area, about 108 miles offshore.

There were no reports of damage in the communities of Ferndale or nearby Fortuna, Fortuna police Lt. Matthew Eberhardt told The Times.

“The radio is quiet,” he said.

Eberhardt said he felt the quake while getting ready for his shift Thursday morning.

“It kind of felt [more] like a rolling than a jerking,” he said.

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