The US National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for the coasts of Northern California and Oregon on Thursday after a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast. A 7.3 earthquake registered not long after the first quake as an aftershock, according to CBS News.
The aftershock occurred around 10:44 a.m. local time, at 1:44 p.m. ET. about 45 miles southwest of Eureka, California, according to the US Tsunami Warning System website. CBS News reports that the tsunami is expected to hit San Francisco at 12:10 p.m. local time.
“You see a lot of people hanging out on the shore right now, that’s probably what they shouldn’t be doing,” a CBS News reporter said Thursday as footage of the shore was played for viewers at home.
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