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A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity. At least 11 people were reported injured, and two others died from medical emergencies that occurred during or just after the quake, according to…

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, injuring at least two people, damaging roads, bridges and power lines and leaving tens of thousands…

The region also is known for relatively frequent seismic activity, although the latest quake appeared to cause more disruption than others in recent years

About two dozen houses were so heavily damaged as to be "red-tagged," declared unsafe for habitation

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake along the Northern California coast earlier this week prompted the MyShake early warning system to sound a warning alert for some 271,000 people across the Bay Area.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 11 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

According to early reports, the earthquake may have already resulted in one person being unaccounted for.

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Two people are dead and at least a dozen injured after a 6.4 earthquake rattled northern California, leaving thousands without power as experts warn another jolt could strike next week.

'It was the most intense earthquake that I’ve felt,' said the mayor of Rio Dell, Calif., which along with Ferndale took the brunt of the quake.