Holy Upheavals, Batman!!

On geotimes.com today:
Earthquake offshore California spawns tsunami worry:

“Yesterday, a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck off northern California, triggering an hour-long tsunami warning along the coast and prompting the evacuation of Crescent City, a community that has had previous experience with devastating tsunami waves. In the end, however, no major tsunami ensued.

The epicenter (shown here on this ShakeMap with a star) of a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that occurred Tuesday evening local time set off a tsunami warning for the entire West Coast, leading to an evacuation from Crescent City, Calif. The aqua-colored areas indicate reports of light shaking on the Mercalli intensity scale, and blue indicates weak-intensity shaking. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.…”

The Chronicle’s take:
7.0 quake shakes up North Coast / Crescent City residents flee after tsunami warning

And the LA Times’:
Tsunami Warning Rattles West Coast