Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Northern California

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Northern California
A map showing the location of a 6.2 magnitude earthquake offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, on Dec. 20, 2021. USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Reuters
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, the United States Geological Service said on Monday.

The quake struck at a depth of 5.6 miles in the Pacific Ocean about 24 miles west of the tiny community of Petrolia along the rocky wilderness of California’s Lost Coast region in Humboldt County.