SAN FRANCISCO — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California early Tuesday however there was no tsunami risk, seismologists mentioned.
The comparatively shallow quake hit 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of the port metropolis of Eureka, the US Geological Survey mentioned.
In a preliminary evaluation, the USGS mentioned there was a low chance of casualties however some injury was doable.
The National Tsunami Warning Center mentioned a tsunami was not anticipated.
California is often shaken by tremors and seismologists say a quake able to inflicting widespread destruction is nearly sure to hit the state within the subsequent 30 years.
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake in 1994 in Northridge, northwest of Los Angeles, left a minimum of 60 individuals lifeless and induced an estimated $10 billion in injury, whereas a 6.9 quake in San Francisco in 1989 claimed the lives of 67 individuals. — Agence France-Presse
