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.
The earthquake had been registered preliminarily as having a magnitude of 6.6, but USGS updated it 7.0.
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In the San Francisco Bay Area, people are fleeing their homes en masse as authorities order evacuation due to the approaching tsunami. The water level may rise to critical levels. The tsunami is expected to reach the Bay Area within an hour.
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