A preliminary magnitude-6.4 earthquake rocked Northern California early Tuesday morning. As of just before 4 a.m. PT Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reported tens of thousands of customers without power. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The earthquake came just days after a small magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, waking up thousands of people at 3:39 a.m. Saturday and causing minor damage.It also comes on the heels of a magnitude5.1 earthquake
. No one was injured in the natural disaster. The quake happened on the Calaveras Fault, one of eight major faults in the Bay Area and a branch of the San Andreas Fault line.Tuesday's early morning quake was the largest the area had experienced in years, according to USGS data. The last notable quake wasin the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California in December 2021.
That earthquake was centered off the coast about 210 miles northwest of San Francisco, just off a tiny town called Petrolia that’s home to fewer than 1,000 people. This is a developing story. Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter
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