[UPDATE: No Tsunami Danger] 6.5 Quake!
Did you feel that one? A large quake just rocked Southern Humboldt [UPDATE: It rocked the North Coast.] The quake sites haven’t registered it yet but we’ll update when they do.
UPDATE: This quake hit off the mouth of the Mattole River west of Petrolia. It was a 6.8 which struck at approximately 6:50 a.m. It was 10 km deep. This is around 102 miles west of Ferndale.
UPDATE 7:13 a.m.:
6.8M earthquake off the coast of Ferndale CA. National Tsunami Center reports no danger of tsunami at this time. https://t.co/nfEBy6xfgV
— Cal OES (@Cal_OES) December 8, 2016
UPDATE 7:16 a.m.: Nikki Leskinen, radio host at Lost Coast Communications got interviewed by NPR. Listen for her this morning.
UPDATE 7:21 a.m.: The quake has been downgraded to a 6.5. according to the USGS.
UPDATE: 7:40 a.m.: No reports of major damage so far. (In fact, to our knowledge, no one has even reported a picture frame askew.)
UPDATE 8:38 a.m.: Caltrans reports,
UPDATE 8:41 a.m.: Facebook activated a safety check for those experiencing the devastating aftermath of this quake (poking a little gentle fun because life is good.)
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Yup, it was a good jolt!
Felt this one good out crooked prairie. Rocked the cabin pots and pans banging around..guess it was a 6.8..
wow . felt it in blocksburg.
it was a good quick roll.
pans hanging on a rack rocked.
Hey Laura , It’s kimi. Miss you all . We are out in willow Creek now. We did not feel it.. much love
Felt it on Kneeland! There was a little rolling and then a bigger jolt.
6.8 165km west of Ferndale
Yes! In Myrtletown. Good, long one. Hanging bird feeders are still a-swayin’!
Magnitude 6.8 127km from Fernadale depth was 10.0km
6.8 132 miles off coast of Eureka
6.8 according to USGS maps. Felt it good in Piercy
Didn’t feel that big in Arcata I’d give it a 4/5
In Rio Dell, it was rolling and kept going for a while…
Same in fortuna, shook like the dog was scratching on the bed for a while
Yes. Two seperate rattles just before 7:00
Earthquake.usgs.com listed it immediately: a 6.8 and 165 miles off the coast. Made the cat stop scratching and look around…
102 .miles, 165 km offshore. Fwiw
It was gentle but lasted a long time. Who needs alarm clocks when mother nature gives you a
wake up call.
I felt it on the backside of Spyrock close to the Eal River just a slight rocking up here
Woke me up!
Thought it was my woman rocking my world
Felt briefly but strong just north of Trinidad.
Gentle waterbed type motion. It lasted for about 5 seconds. Not like the one the other morning. It was kind of a “short sharp shove”. Floyd reference.
Hick , you are describing my exact thought of the feeling …..here in cove by wedding point ….felt like a water bed for 5-7 seconds!!
This old cabin rocked and creaked.. I was just making coffee..
Felt a very light rumbling all of the way down in Monterey! It lasted a little while. 10 seconds maybe?
No Tsunami warning
http://www.tsunami.gov/
Felt it in Brookings, Oregon.
Felt it in Cutten
Wow Kym you’re awesome you beat Fox news they just sent me an alert about the earthquake 60 seconds after you did
yep, got shook awake in Rio Dell…
Felt it here just north of New Harris.
Quite a roller at Temple Circle Humboldt Hill.
Wonder about tsunami warning? Gentle roller in Rio Dell.
Felt it in eureka. good little shake any stronger and i would have been out the door
My bed did a slight roll effect thought my dog had moved up against it & started scratching.
Felt it in Willits. My blinds were swinging.
Ooh-wee. I sure felt it.
Felt in Fort Bragg
Woke up the dogs and cats,and me in Redway . Seemed fairly long shake.
Bayside here, gentle rocker W to E at 200′ elevation, surprised at usgs reading of 6.8 mag. felt more like a 4 here…hope that relieves some pressure on the triple junction!
Yep, felt it in Ft.Seward and I rarely feel them out this way. Probably a 5 out here.
Felt it in Brookings, OR.
Gentle rolling at my house on Pine Hill. Hanging stuff swaying a bit. Glad it was way out at sea.
Felt a strong roll in Loleta
Nope, didn’t feel anything and I was up…
Rancho sequoia ap. Woundering if maybe a group like back in the early 90s ……
Lasted a long time
We were moving!!pots and pans all the stained glass hanging was all swaying back and forth,for a good few minutes.hope everyone is ok.
Per my clock on the wall, it hit at 6:51.42 and was a sharp jolt and than turned into a rolling motion. Nothing fell, but things were swinging like a pendulum. First one that I personally have felt for quite some time. I was reading the morning paper about the shooting in Eureka the other night.
It woke us up. Shaking east to west gently but for at least 10 seconds. It felt like it was out in the ocean.
They say that dogs are the universal predictor and indicator of earthquakes and other unusual phenomena. My dog slept right through it. She is soooo busted.
Made me laugh earnie, my wife and all of our critters slept right through it also
My girl,Katie jumped in my lap and wouldn’t leave me alone.then about an hour later BAM
Rocked my office chair and desk in Redway. Seemed to last awhile.
felt it in Blocksburg, not too bad
Nothing like sitting on the throne when a quake hits😵
Hope everything came out ok.
Kym rocks ! So many comments tells us how followed her “real news” site is. This is my number 1 source for local news. Thanks for all your long hours and accurate reporting.