Tsunami warning after 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits California | World | News

A tsunami warning has been triggered after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California. 

The US National Tsunami Center issued the concerning alert just before 11am on Thursday (7pm GMT).  

The area affected by the warning spans from Davenport in California’s Santa Cruz County to the Oregon border, and is home to some 5.3 million people. 

The powerful earthquake was reported at 10.44am local time (6.44pm GMT) in the Pacific Ocean, some 60 miles away west of Ferndale in northern California, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. 

There were no immediate reports of damage.

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