Aftershocks continued to rattle the North Coast on Friday morning, more than a day after a 7.0 earthquake briefly resulted in a tsunami warning that prompted thousands of people to seek higher ground.

More than 120 aftershocks and quakes between magnitudes 2.5 and 4.7 have followed since the larger shaker struck at 10:44 a.m. Thursday off Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Dozens of smaller aftershocks have also been detected.

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