6 PLUS EARTHQUAKE NEAR EURKA

USGS reports an earthquake with peliminary magnitude of 6.5 off the coast of Eureka. The quake happened at 4:27pm. Tweeters are reporting that power was knocked out for some in the Eureka/Arcata Area. PG&E reported that as many as 25,000 customers were without power.

FIND MORE TWITPICS OF DAMAGE HERE.
FIND VIDEO REACTION AS QUAKE HAPPENS.

Update: Several aftershocks with the largest being a magnitude 4.5 that hit at 6:21pm.



from @amyeureka


We are hearing from scanner reports from Humboldt County of power lines down, large boulders in the roadway. You can hear the Humboldt County emergency scanner here.

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   Alonis Humboldt County Quake: Phone lines and Cell Towers still in service will be overwhelmed this a very rural area. via @CalFireNews 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   Alonis Scanner: Possible water main break. Engine in route. #humcoearthquake #Ferndal #HumboldtCounty 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   Alonis Eureka Scanner: At least 1 building reporting partial collapse with 1 foot offset displacement. #HumCoEQ via @CalFireNews 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   Alonis RT @CNNValencia: PG&E Jeff Smith spokesman: We’ve got about 25,000 customers without power, most happened around earthquake #HumCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   CalFireNews #HumCoEQ PG&E outage map -> http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/customerservice/energystatus/ Approx, 25,000 customers 10 Jan 2010 from web

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   tomprete Power lines reported by emergency responders on at least one roadway #HumCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   tomprete Poss gas leak reported in Ferndale, acc to emerg radio. #HumCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   tomprete Uplifted roadway reported near Humboldt Bay jetty, near 101. Didn't say N or S jetty, but I think would have to be south jetty. #HumCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   tomprete Reports of damage to brick structures in Old Town district of Eureka. #HUmCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck
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   tomprete Structure displace by a foot reported. #HmCoEQ 10 Jan 2010 from TweetDeck

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A friend tells us that the quake broke a window at her house near Eureka. A friend to an @ActionNewsSF staffer says she was knocked off her Nordictrak at the time of the quake.




Check out some of the latest tweets from the area regarding the Earthquake.

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   Twumboldt lost in Humboldt earthquake: a small TV and my favorite bobblehead is laying on the floor... 10 Jan 2010 from Twittelator
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   JenBaker707 The sprinklers went off at Kohls and the mall is damaged. #earthquake 10 Jan 2010 from Power Twitter
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   JenBaker707 Officially the mall is trashed and probably closed for a week for clean up. #earthquake 10 Jan 2010 from Power Twitter
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   PastorFUMC Just went through the earthquake. All's well in parsonage and at church. Calls out to congregation turn up fear and some breakage, but ok! 10 Jan 2010 from web

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   JenBaker707 incredible earthquake in Humboldt 10 Jan 2010 from Power Twitter
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   _fiddlesticks_ WOW. That was interesting; we just had an earthquake. Knocked a few things off shelves, scared the cat to death, but otherwise all OK. 10 Jan 2010 from web
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   Twumboldt RT @oldgloryradio Re earthquake, unable to stand, rocked houses 15-30 seconds. Cars bouncing. Foundations cracking. Some phone service 10 Jan 2010 from Twittelator
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   Gracehoper23 Woo all the stuff in the house just got thrown around from that earthquake. 10 Jan 2010 from web
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   Twumboldt lots of sirens in Eureka, CA via 6.5 Earthquake 10 Jan 2010 from Twittelator
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   MikeDronkers That was a bigass earthquake. 10 Jan 2010 from Tweetie
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   Twumboldt RT @TheeAlchemist South G power is out. Office and warehouse did fine in the 6.5 earthquake. Glad there's not a big mess to clean! 10 Jan 2010 from Twittelator
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   J_R_Martin Earthquake here. About 6.5 lots of broken glass no electricity. We're ok though. Just shook up. 10 Jan 2010 from UberTwitter

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