Northern California has been hit with a tsunami warning after being rocked by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake.
The tremor struck near the coastal town of Eureka at 10:44 a.m. PST on Thursday, promoting a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service.
It was initially reported as a 6.6 quake but was quickly upgraded by USGS.
The tsunami warning is in effect from the Davenport coast to the Oregon-California border, including the San Francisco Bay area.
That area sits around 45 miles southwest of Eureka.
Residents are advised to evacuate inland or to higher ground, move out of the water and off the beach and do not return until local emergency officials declare it safe.
Moments after the quake, a ‘significant’ aftershock that measured 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked Cobb in California.
Residents living along the Northern California coast and in the Golden State’s Central Valley reported feeling a strong shaking throughout the geological event.
Images shared on social media showed water splashing in and out of a swimming pool, while light fittings swayed in a supermarket in Davis.
Water was seen sloshing around the edge of a swimming pool in Northern California during Wednesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Northern California
Light fittings were filmed swaying as shoppers bought groceries at a supermarket in Davis
This map shows the epicenter of the earthquake, just off Eureka. A tsunami warning has now been issued for the Northern California coast, including the Bay Area, as well as parts of Oregon
