Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude strikes Northern California

Northern California’s coast was shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake hit at 1:07 p.m., about 18 miles east of Trinidad in an unincorporated area of Humboldt County. The vibrations lasted between 30 and 45 seconds, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported the quake was not large enough to generate a tsunami.

Debbie Bailey, a store owner in Hoopa, about 5 miles from the epicenter of the quake, told reporters only a few items tumbled off shelves. “It didn’t jar you, it was a gradual back and forth,” Bailey said. As a precaution, the local elementary and high schools in Klamath Trinity district were evacuated. There were no reports of damages or injuries.