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No tsunami warning after 6.5 earthquake 27 miles from Eureka
No tsunami warning has been issued after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 27 miles from Eureka.
There have been multiple aftershocks since the 4:27 p.m. earthquake, which originated 10.2 miles under water, according to the U.S.Geological Survey Web site.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is no danger of a tsunami hitting the western coast of California.
Del Norte County authorities, while acknowledging there was no tsunami warning, said local emergency personnel are on alert.
The quake caused stores to close in Eureka, people were evacuated and the power went out all over the city. The shaking lasted around 30 seconds and the power went out in Orick as well.
USGS geophysicist Richard Buckmaster says the quake was felt as far south as Capitola in central California, and as far north as Roseburg in central Oregon. Four aftershocks followed over the next 40 minutes, the biggest registering at a magnitude of 3.8.
The quake was stealthy in Crescent City, strongly felt in some areas and unnoticed in others. Still others heard it instead of feeling it.
“It was a roller not a shaker,” said Kurt Mack Harvey, a Del Norte resident for 40 years. “I’m from Southern California originally, there was no sharp shaking, just a rolling motion.”
Another Del Norter, Ryan Schaffer, said, “I thought for sure it was the big one. I want to go watch for a tidal wave.”
One man who wouldn’t give his name was on a ladder taking down Christmas lights in Crescent City when the quake hit.
“I was at the top of my ladder, it was slippery already, and suddenly the damn thing started shaking like it needed a drink,” he said. “Luckily it wasn’t enough to knock me off. I wasn’t even bothered till after.”
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