North California coast struck by a 6.2 earthquake

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California coast recently bringing significant shaking but likely minimal damage to the sparsely populated area.
The earthquake occurred just after noon and was centered off the coast about 210 miles (337 kilometers) northwest of San Francisco, just off a tiny town called Petrolia that's home to fewer than 1,000 people. The nearest population center, Eureka, is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north.
California's Office of Emergency Services said 2,500 people were notified about the earthquake before shaking began through the state's early warning system called MyShake.
A tsunami was however not expected to follow, the National Weather Service said.