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15 June 2005  Chatmag News.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale has struck 80 miles off the California coast, west of Eureka, a city approximately 272 miles north of San Francisco.

According to the US Geological Survey web site:

 "A major earthquake occurred at 02:50:54 (UTC) on Wednesday, June 15, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)"

"A minor earthquake occurred at 9:17:16 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.
The magnitude 3.7 event occurred 154 km (96 miles) W of Eureka, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 2 miles)."

Also according to the US Geological Survey web site another earthquake occured in the same vicinity, 20 minutes later.

"A minor earthquake occurred at 9:37:10 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.
The magnitude 3.5 event occurred 135 km (84 miles) WNW of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 24 km (15 miles)."

Tsunami Warnings have been issued for coastal areas from the California-Mexico border to the northern tip of Vancouver in Canada, USGS said.

Update: The Tsunami Warning has been cancelled.

--Chatmag News Staff--

External Links:

Chatmag's Earthquake Discussion Forum.

U.S. Geological Survey.  Earthquake Information.
 
 

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