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A violent earthquake has kept the US state of California on tenterhooks. The authorities warned of a tsunami. An hour after the earthquake, the all-clear was given.
On Thursday evening (CET), the seabed off California began to shake. According to the US authorities, the quake reached a magnitude of 7 and occurred at a depth of ten kilometers in the Pacific Ocean, around one hundred kilometers from the coastal town of Ferndale.
The tsunami warning affected a large part of the Pacific coast north of San Francisco. According to the US broadcaster CNN, around five million people along the coast were affected.
"House looks like a war zone"
Olivia Cobian runs the historic "Gingerbread Mansion" hotel in the town of Ferndale, not far from the epicenter. She told the Los Angeles Times: "The house was built in 1895, it looks like a war zone." Fireplaces had toppled over and heavy bathtubs had been torn from their anchors.
People should urgently seek higher ground
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that people in northern California had received warnings on their smartphones. They were asked to seek higher ground immediately. "A series of strong waves and strong currents may hit the coasts near you," the warning message said, according to the report. "You are in danger. Move away from coastal waters."
Quakes are not uncommon on the US west coast
Several tectonic plates meet on the US West Coast, so quakes are not uncommon. In the 1994 Northridge earthquake in the Los Angeles region, around 60 people were killed and thousands injured. The San Francisco earthquake in 1906 killed more than 3,000 people.
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