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Quake off California coast


News24
8 Dec 2016

San Francisco - The United States Geological Survey is reporting a 6.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California in the Pacific Ocean.

The quake hit at 06:50 on Thursday about 160km west of Ferndale, California.

No damage or injuries were reported.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement saying there is no tsunami threat from the earthquake.

Bonnie Brower, owner of the Ferndale Pie Company, says she was grabbing something from the fridge in the restaurant's kitchen when the quake happened. She didn't see any damage, but said says felt a "big jolt."

"I just felt this very huge jerk and I didn't know what it was," she said. Afterwards, it felt like the ground was rolling, "like you were on a boat."

Source: News24

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