The Epoch Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.âA 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, the United States Geological Service said on Monday.
The quake struck at a depth of 5.6 miles in the Pacific Ocean about 24 miles west of the tiny community of Petrolia along the rocky wilderness of Californiaâs Lost Coast region in Humboldt County.
The quake did not trigger a tsunami warning because of the nature of the fault system from which it came, seismologist Lucy Jones posted on Twitter.
No injuries were immediately reported after the quake struck at 12:10 p.m. local time, Humboldt County Sheriffâs Department spokeswoman Samantha Karges, said in an email to Reuters, and no evacuations have been ordered in the sparsely populated region…
