On March 9, 2014, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 50 miles (80 kilometers) offshore from Eureka, California, with its focus about 10 miles (16 kilometers) beneath the Pacific Ocean.
Sources
- What Caused the California Earthquake? Faults Explained (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/us/california-earthquake/index.html (cnn.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/magnitude-6-9-quake-strikes-northern-california-n48676 (nbcnews.com)
- https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2014/03/magnitude-69-earthquake-offshore-of.html (geotripper.blogspot.com)
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