5.8 Temblor Shakes Humboldt Coast
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake, centered about 50 miles off California’s Humboldt County coast, shook some coastal communities lightly Thursday, causing neither damage nor injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The 7:19 a.m. temblor was located about 65 miles southwest of Eureka in an area near the junction of great tectonic plates that is often seismically active.
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