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.
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