and Californians are recovering one day after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state it is the most powerful earthquake to hit the area since 2019 Jack Lin Lee has more tonight the aftermath and aftershocks in California from the largest earthquake in three decades the massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake striking the northern coast prompting a tsunami warning for more than 5 million people more than 200 aftershocks counted so far since yesterday's Quake It was centered 200 miles Northwest of the San Francisco Bay about 30 Mi off the coast west of Eureka and since it was
off the coast and underwater damage was limited pools overflowing cabinets jolted open and Bottles dropping to the floor I feel it oh my God the powerful shaking leading to cracked roads and spooked residents it scared all of us and then it all started happening everything from the shelves fell down and the light started going and people fell down the shaking lasting several seconds taking place in the most seismically active part of California where three tectonic plates come together the tsunami warning lasting about an hour with residents in Oregon and California rushing to Higher Ground no
reported injuries President Biden briefed on the matter offering California the full support of the federal government it's another reminder uh of the state that we live in and the state of mind that we need to bring uh to our day-to-day reality here in the state of California in terms of being uh prepared for earthquakes and USGS officials say there is a 5 to 6% chance of a 6.0 magnitude Aftershock taking place in the next few days or weeks Jaclyn Le ABC News Los Angeles
