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| California earthquake today: 6.5 magnitude tremor recorded off the coast | |
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| A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of northern California, the United States Geological Survey has said. | |
| The epicentre was 165km west of Ferndale, California, at a shallow depth of 10km, according to the scientific agency. | |
| The quake – which hit around 6.50am Pacific time – was initially thought to be 6.9-magnitude, but the it was revised down to 6.5. | |
| There was no tsunami warning, advisory or threat in effect following the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Weather Service said on its website. | |
| Some social media users said they felt the tremor in San Francisco, about 418.43 km south. | |
| "That was a big one," wrote Twitter user Antonis Papatsaras from the Bay Area city. | |
| "Felt 20 seconds of very light shaking," tweeted another San Francisco resident, Lila LaHodd. | |
| Two quakes exceeding 4.0-magnitude have shaken California in the last week | |
| On Wednesday a 6.5-magnitude quake in Indonesia killed more than 100 people. | |
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