Humboldt County, California earthquake: Thousands without power after 6.4-magnitude quake strikes 7.5 miles from Ferndale

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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the Eureka region of northern California early Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, and thousands lost power in the wake.

The survey said the quake, which was registered at 2:34 a.m. Pacific Time, had its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean off the coast, about 7.5 miles from the city of Ferndale, Humboldt County. That’s about a 20-mile drive southwest of Eureka and a 280-mile drive northwest of Sacramento.

Most homes and businesses in Humboldt County were without power early Tuesday. More than 64,000 outages were reported shortly before 4 a.m. PT — out of 99,000 customers tracked in the county — according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us.

The earthquake caused a number of items to spill on the floor of Caroline Titus’ Ferndale-area home, a video she posted on Twitter. “This was a big one. The power is out now. The house is a big mess,” Titus wrote.

The survey reported that more than a dozen smaller quakes – with a magnitude of 4.6 – hit the area after that.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is no current tsunami risk associated with the quake.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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