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Strong earthquake tremors were felt in California, America on December 6. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a powerful 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Cape Mendocino, California. Its center was about 100 kilometers southwest of Ferndale. The earthquake occurred near the coast of Northern California on December 6 at 12:24 am Indian time. National Center for Seismology shared a post on Twitter, writing, “Earthquake intensity 7.0, date: 06/12/2024, Bharti time 00:14:24, Latitude: 40.38 North, Longitude: 124.64 West, depth: 10 km. , Location: Off the coast of Northern California.”
The epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers below the ground. However, the epicenter of the earthquake was near the sea coast and the intensity was also quite high. In such a situation, the officials had expressed the fear of tsunami, but later it was withdrawn. The earthquake occurred at the Mendocino Triple Junction, where the Pacific, North America, and Juan de Fuca/Gorda plates meet, and is believed to have been caused by strike-slip faulting on the Mendocino Fracture Zone.
What did the USGA say?
The USGA reported on its official website that on December 5, 2024, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Cape Medocino in the vicinity of the Docino Fracture Zone along the coast. Its center was about 100 km southwest of Ferndale, California, off the coast of Northern California. “This earthquake occurred in the vicinity of the Mendocino Triple Junction – the area where the Pacific, North America and Juan de Fuca/Gorda plates meet.”
Incident at Mendocino Fracture Zone
USGA further said that the focal mechanism suggests that strike-slip faulting on a steeply sloping fault to the east-southeast or north-northeast caused the plates to collide and trigger the earthquake. The USGA said the location, depth and faulting mechanisms indicate that the event likely occurred on or near the Mendocino Fracture Zone, a fault zone that strikes the east-southeast between the Pacific Plate to the south and the Pacific Plate to the north. The subducting Gorda forms the boundary between the plates.
no danger of tsunami
Tsunami warnings have been canceled for California and Oregon. NWS Tsunami Alert, US National Tsunami Warning Center gave this information while sharing a post on Twitter. The NWS Tsunami Alert wrote, “The tsunami warning for coastal areas of California and Oregon has been canceled. No tsunami threat currently exists for this area. This is the final US National Tsunami Warning Center message for this event.” will be.” (Input-ANI)
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