A 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eureka California Saturday Jan. 9 at 4:27 p.m.
Posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010
by WhiteGyr
The area has been hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake hit close to , after 4 p.m. on January 9, 2010. The quake hit about 25 west miles of and was in the ocean. There have been reports of TV and power outages and considerable property damage but no injury reports.
Aftershocks of the quake have been felt as far south as . Smaller quakes have shook the area the last few days. There is evidentially no tsunami threat from this event.
I was in Alaska during the Good Friday earthquake of 1964 and can attest to the fear generated when the earth shakes. Let us pray there were no serious injuries and that the aftershocks are mild .
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)There was a 5.6 on the Mexican border last week, too. Both are part of the San Andres system.
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