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5.6-magnitude earthquake hits 5 km off California coast 5.6-magnitude earthquake hits 5km off California coast
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck some 5 kilometers away from the coastal city of Petrolia in Northern California. There have been no information about casualties or damage. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck some 5km from the coastal city of Petrolia in Northern California. There have been no reports of casualties or damage.
People wrote on social media feeling the shakes. People shared their accounts of feeling tremors on social media.
There's not tsunami threat. The epicenter is located 9.5 kilometers deep, according to United States Geological Survey. There is no threat of a tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was 9.5km deep, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Tremors are frequent in this part of the US as it is close to a fault line between earth plates.There has been a series of small earthquakes in Southern California in June dubbed "swarmageddon" in the media. Tremors are frequent in this part of the US, as it is close to a fault line between earth plates. There was a series of small earthquakes in Southern California in June dubbed "swarmageddon" in the media.
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