The magnitude 6.4 tremor struck overnight, killing at least two people and damaging roads and buildings.
Two people have died and tens of thousands of households were left without power after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked northern California."Anything that was on the walls broke off the walls," said JB Mathers, a resident of the coastal city of Eureka.The quake struck at 02:34 PST on Tuesday. It spawned up to 80 smaller quakes between magnitude 4.6 and 2.5, according to the US Geological Survey.
The tremor ruptured gas lines, causing leaks. One building caught fire and was quickly extinguished, while two other buildings collapsed.
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