A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck early Tuesday morning off the north coast of Californiareported the United States Geological Survey (USGS), causing small rock slides and power outages to thousands of subscribers, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
The United States Seismological Survey (USGS) indicated that the relatively shallow quake struck 40 kilometers southwest of the port city of Eurekain the county of Humboldt.
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No tsunami warnings were issued.
In a preliminary assessment, the USGS he said there was a low probability of casualties, but some damage was possible.
The power supply was affected, with nearly 60,000 customers without power in Humboldt Countyaccording to poweroutage.us.
“There is no electricity in the entire county. Do not call 911 unless you have an immediate emergency.” the Humboldt Office of Emergency Services tweeted.
The USGS realized about a dozen small aftershocks in the areawhich is located about 400 km northwest of San Francisco.
a road collapsedblocking access to the town of Fernbridge, tweeted Dania Romero, a reporter for the KAEF television channel.
Photos and videos posted on social media showed broken windows, items dropped in homes and a supermarket aisle littered with scattered produce.
There were also reports of debris and small rock slides along a central route from Humboldt County into downtown California.
This west coast state of USA it regularly registers tremors and seismologists warn of the possibility of an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction in the next 30 years.
In 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Northridge, northwest of Los Angeles, killed at least 60 people and caused an estimated $10 billion in damage.
Another 6.9 earthquake in San Francisco in 1989 claimed the lives of 67 people.