Houses topple, pool shakes: Dramatic videos capture chaos as 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits California (WATCH)
By Shweta Kumari | First Published Dec 6, 2024, 1:08 PM ISTA powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later canceled.
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later canceled. The massive earthquake caused panic and dramatic videos showing the quake’s terrifying moments flooded the internet.
Stores saw goods topple from shelves, and households scrambled to safeguard their belongings as tremors rippled through the region.
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A viral clip showed furniture violently shaking and crashing to the ground in a residential home.
Several videos captured the moment a major earthquake struck Northern California and the subsequent shaking that followed. As of Thursday evening, there are reports of some damage to homes which include cracks to foundations and broken windows. https://t.co/2o052oSyLX pic.twitter.com/yx0LuWucdS
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea)
⚡Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits California coast.
Tsunami warning issued, later cancelled.
Tremors recorded in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/16Iu0WfhaH
🇺🇲|| Awesome. 7.0 earthquakes are very strong, check out what it looks like inside a home in California. pic.twitter.com/SKGdYlN3mF
— InsightLink USA - ES (@InsightLinkUSA)Another video from a licensed cannabis facility in Northern California showed flowering plants trembling under the impact of the earthquake.
Security camera footage from a licensed grow house in Northern California shows flowering cannabis plants shaking as a 7.0 earthquake struck Humboldt County on Thursday. https://t.co/nxbfNid3At pic.twitter.com/QUuu13xQAv
— ABC News (@ABC)“It just started rolling real slow and got bigger and bigger and then hit,” recounted Margit Cook, a 73-year-old clerk at a Petrolia general store. “And it hit real hard. I just kind of stood there and watched my refrigerator walk across my kitchen floor,” she told The New York Times.
: Video footage of the moment when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Northern California causing widespread shaking. … pic.twitter.com/0aGMwj7WXh
— upuknews (@upuknews1)Despite quake's intensity, minimal structural damage was reported due to its remote offshore location, approximately 200 miles north of San Francisco Bay. Tsunami warnings, initially issued as a precaution, were lifted within an hour.
Since when is our pool a wave pool omg this is crazy. It’s still rolling 10 min later there’s apparently a 6.0 near the coast 😬 pic.twitter.com/4jXnbgq468
— Sultana🏴☠🍋 (@anatlus89)The aftermath saw widespread power outages affecting over 10,000 residents, according to poweroutage.us. More than a dozen aftershocks rattled the region, compounding anxiety among locals.
There was an earthquake in America. God bless you. I hope everyone is okay.
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