Northern California has been hit with a tsunami warning after being rocked by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. The tremor struck near the coastal town of Eureka at 10:44 a.m. PST on Thursday ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Humboldt County in California, and tremors were also felt in Oregon. Residents of Rio Dell, Eureka, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento reported strong shakes.

Of particular concern was a traffic snarl around downtown Eureka ... of the California State Senate Mike McGuire noting that speed is essential for disasters. “Within minutes of the earthquake ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California ... in downtown Eureka when he felt the quake. “We’re used to it. It is known as ‘earthquake country’ up ...

Crews in Eureka, the biggest city ... More recently, a tsunami from a 2011 earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast, much of it in Crescent City.

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...

The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California happened just one year earlier, in 1994. The two events killed 6,400 people, injured 45,000, and left a half million people homeless.

This week was the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop (NCEHW). I joined other earthquake hazards professionals for three days of virtual talks and discussions about the latest ...