San Francisco - Arab Today
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
The temblor at 6:50 am (1450 GMT) was located in the Pacific Ocean some 160 kilometres offshore from the town of Ferndale, which is about 418 kilometres north-west of San Francisco.
Authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake.
Source: QNA