一场 7.0 级地震袭击了加利福尼亚州的芬代尔海岸,引发了简短的海啸警报。 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit off California's Ferndale coast, triggering a brief tsunami warning.
周四上午,加利福尼亚州芬代尔海岸发生 7.0 级地震,引发了简短的海啸警报。 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ferndale, California, on Thursday morning, triggering a brief tsunami warning. 俄勒冈州边境附近地区发生了十多次 2.5 级到 5.0 级不等的余震。 The area near the Oregon border saw over a dozen aftershocks ranging from magnitudes 2.5 to 5.0. 这次地震是今年美国最强的地震,也是自 1900 年以来加利福尼亚州的第 14 大地震。 The earthquake is the strongest in the US this year and the 14th largest in California since 1900. 由于靠近三个构造板块交汇的门多西诺三重交界处,该地区容易发生地震活动。 The region is prone to seismic activity due to its proximity to the Mendocino triple junction, where three tectonic plates meet.