California earthquake registers at seismic station in Bloomington

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- According to Indiana University professor Cody Kirkpatrick, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of northern California and southern Oregon on Thursday afternoon was felt all the way in Bloomington, Ind. 

The earthquake caused a tsunami warning to be issued for parts of California and Oregon. 

According to CNN, the earthquake hit at 10:44 a.m. PT about 60 miles southwest of Ferndale, California, the US Geological Survey said.

Tsunami warnings stretch from Davenport, California, up to Douglas, Oregon, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center. This includes the San Francisco Bay area and Eureka, Oregon.

Tsunami activity could already be impacting coastlines and should reach San Fransisco around noon PT, the center said.


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