Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Northern California

Californians woke up to overturned cabinets and shattered glass on the floor Tuesday morning after an earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County shook the northern coast. About 70,000 people were without power in the county, according to PowerOutage.us. The quake happened about 210 miles northwest of San Francisco, near the Oregon border. Debris littered roads, and cracks closed a bridge in the town of Ferndale, police said. So far, two people are reported dead and at least 12 are injured.

Has this happened before? Exactly a year ago, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Humboldt County. That quake caused minor damage to several buildings in the area. The area was also struck with earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 in 1980 and 6.8 in 2014. The most recent quake struck at around 2:30 a.m., followed by almost two dozen aftershocks. Authorities said there is currently no risk of a tsunami.

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