Many in Northern California are cleaning and calming down after Thursday's 7.0 quake rocked parts of Humboldt County Thursday morning.

"One big jolt, a little bit of jiggle and lots of roll," said Rio Dell Mayor Pro-Tempore Amanda Carter.

That's what it felt like to Rio Dell Mayor Pro-Tempore, Amanda Carter.

A quake so strong, it sent employees at city hall running for cover. It caused a large crack in blue slide Road prompting the fire dept to close the roadway to traffic.

"Luckily no major damage or injuries, but the shaking seemed to go on for a long time," said Carter. "It felt like it went on for 45 to 60 seconds, like you've been drinking, that's what it felt like."

Downtown, a liquor store took major hit from the quake. The owner tells us he lost about $5,000 worth of bottles.

"But man, everything in all the rooms went crashing down," said Martin Tubbs.

In Ferndale, the quake turned Martin Tubb's house upside down. He shot video of the a big mess left behind - scary and stressful.

"My wife was really freaking out, all the stuff in the bookcases and shelves caved in," said Tubbs.

Items toppled from shelves at Valley Grocery Store. Some people's large appliances moved several feet.

Headstones at the Ferndale Cemetery were cracked.

This quake, doing far less damage than a 6.4-magnitude quake two years California ago but the stress is still there.

"Because you never know when there's another one - it could be 10 days, it could be not at all but when a big one like that rolls through - you're always on edge for a little while afterwards," said Carter.

As aftershocks hit hundreds of miles away from San Francisco, the tsunami warning led many to evacuate to higher ground.

Seismic experts recommend to be at least 100 feet above sea level in case of a tsunami.

"That was a loud reminder that we live in earthquake country this morning," said Captain Justin Schorr, San Francisco Fire Department.

A mass text message from the National Weather Service was deployed around 10:44 a.m. on Thursday urging people to evacuate. In San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood, a video shows many people driving up the hill for safety.

"I was riding Muni into work from the Castro and all of a sudden, everyone's phone started going off on the Muni and it startled me at first," said Russell Phillips, a San Francisco resident.

Signs along the waterfront reminded people where to go.

"It was kind of scary. I didn't know what to think," said Jacob Mundy a tourist from visiting San Francisco from Australia.

SFFD is reminding Bay Area residents to be prepare for at least 72 hours in case of an earthquake or a tsunami.

"You need to have at least a gallon of water per person per day. You need to also have consumables, food that is not going to spoil easily. You need to keep refreshing your kit," said Captain Schorr.