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EUREKA, Calif. — The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday.
At least 5.3 million people in California were under a tsunami warning after the earthquake struck, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
It was felt as far south as San Francisco, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by smaller aftershocks.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury.
The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. PST west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County near the Oregon border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District has stopped traffic in all directions through the underwater tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland.
The San Francisco Zoo's visitors have been evacuated as a result of the earthquake, the zoo said in a post on the social media platform X. The animals have been secured and staff has been moved to higher ground.
Throughout Northern California phones buzzed with the tsunami warning from the National Weather Service that said: "A series of powerful waves and strong currents may impact coasts near you. You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now. Keep away from the coast until local officials say it is safe to return."
More than 1.3 million people lived close enough to the quake that they could have felt it, the USGS estimated.
This story will be updated.
