foxreno.com - News - Major Quake Strikes Off California Coast

foxreno.com - News - Major Quake Strikes Off California Coast: "Major Quake Strikes Off California Coast

POSTED: 8:07 pm PDT June 14, 2005
UPDATED: 9:07 pm PDT June 14, 2005

EUREKA -- A major earthquake struck Tuesday night about 80 miles off the coast of northern California, prompting a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast.

The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at about 7:50 p.m. southwest of the coastal community of Crescent City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site.

A tsunami warning was in effect from the California-Mexico border north to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

All tsunami warning have been now call off.

Residents were being evacuated from low-lying areas of Crescent City, KCBS radio reported."


All tsunami warning evacuations have been now call off.