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 a roadway, officials said.
There is “some damage” to buildings and infrastructure, and two hospitals in the area lost power and were running on generators, but the scale of the damage appeared to be “minimal” compared to the strength of the quake, he said. There was also a report of a gas leak, he said.
There was one confirmed structural fire, a few structures came off their foundations, and the municipal water system was damaged but it was unclear if any homes and businesses lost access to water, McGuire said.The power outage involved the main transmission line that runs into the region and Pacific Gas & Electric’s restoration work was slowed because rain prevented use of a helicopter to assess damage, McGuire said.
“It was probably the most violent earthquake we have felt in the 15 years I have lived here,” he said. “It physically moved our bed.”in her darkened home of toppled furniture and smashed dishes. “I laid back down again and it was almost as if someone jumped on the bed,” she said. “It was so terrifying.”The couple quickly got out of Ferndale and returned to their home.The earthquake occurred in an area known as the Mendocino Triple Junction, where three tectonic plates meet.
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