A powerful earthquake that rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast has cut off power to nearly 60,000 homes and businesses and damaged roads and homes
A powerful earthquake rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to 70,000 people, and damaging some buildings and a roadway, officials said.
Two elderly residents died, 12 others injured and businesses and homes damaged when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake followed by nearly 80 aftershocks rocked the Humboldt County coastline Tuesday.
Small communities that bore the brunt of a strong earthquake on the coast of far Northern California remained without power and under boil-water advisories Wednesday.