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Thousands of people remain without electricity in California as a result of the earthquake

Thousands of people are without power in California after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck parts of California early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

No injuries were immediately reported after the quake, which struck at about 2:34 a.m. near Ferndale, a small community about 343 miles (XNUMX km) northwest of San Francisco, The Guardian reported.

After the quake, more than 55,000 customers were reported to be without power in the surrounding area, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages across the country.

The quake came just days after a small 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, waking thousands of people at 3:39 a.m. Saturday and causing minor damage.