Major Earthquake Hits Near California, Triggering West Coast Tsunami Warning

An earthquake registering at a 7.0 magnitude reportedly erupted just off of the U.S. West Coast on Thursday.

Early reports indicated that the tremor was serious enough to trigger a tsunami warning, per CBS News:

A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast.

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck around 10:44 a.m., west of Petrolia, California in the Pacific Ocean. A Tsunami Warning has been issued for 45 miles southwest of Eureka.

Reports of the quake and its aftermath soon began flooding X:

BREAKING: Tsunami warning issued for parts of California and Oregon pic.twitter.com/PNxrJZvnlK

— BNO News (@BNONews) December 5, 2024

Emergency Tsunami Warning Issued In Northern California

“You are in danger.” pic.twitter.com/ZfK1EakUNt

— BAY AREA STATE OF MIND (@YayAreaNews) December 5, 2024

TSUNAMI WARNING for Northern California just issued. pic.twitter.com/m5lUCXjIQZ

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) December 5, 2024

Why am I getting a tsunami warning!?!

— Seneca Scott (@SenecaSpeaks21) December 5, 2024

I just got a tsunami warning on my phone?

— Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) December 5, 2024

Oh wow.. tsunami warning in SF! ⚠️🌊 pic.twitter.com/sQ2Xn92pC7

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) December 5, 2024

NBC’s Bay Area affiliate has been providing consistent updates of the situation:

BART shut down service through the Transbay Tube on Thursday after a series of strong earthquakes struck in Northern California and were felt in the Bay Area.

The stoppage caused a major delay systemwide in all directions, BART said.

Here’s some additional coverage of the developing story: