6.4 earthquake shakes Northern California: At least 2 hurt, 70K lose power, damage reported

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6.4 earthquake shakes Northern California: At least 2 dead, 12 hurt in Humboldt County

At least two people have died and 12 others have been hurt after a strong earthquake shook a rural stretch of Northern California early Tuesday.

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A strong earthquake shook a rural stretch of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to 70,000 people, and damaging some buildings and roads, officials said. Two injuries were reported.

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 2:34 a.m. near Ferndale, a small community about 210 miles northwest of San Francisco and close to the Pacific coast. The epicenter was just offshore at a depth of about 10 miles. Numerous aftershocks followed.