A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Northern California on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Since then, officials have stated that some injuries have been reported.The quake hit at 8:10 a.m. local time and was centered about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley. The USGS reported the earthquake had a depth of 8.1 kilometers, or about 5 miles.A ShakeAlert notification went off on many people’s phones, alerting them to a magnitude 6.0 tremor reported in Mendocino County at 8:10 a.m. One person on social media told KSBW 8 that she received a notification in Salinas about the earthquake, even though Salinas and Redwood Valley are nearly 200 miles apart as the crow flies.In a post on X, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said nearly 657,000 Earthquake Early Warning alerts were sent through the MyShake app following the quake near Willits. According to a release from the Mendocino County Executive Office, some injuries were reported, but no deaths. The office also said there are no known major damages.The USGS reported very strong shaking and moderate damage.While the information is still preliminary, some people as far as 120 miles away reported to the USGS that they felt shaking.At 8:17 a.m., a magnitude 2.5 aftershock was reported. At 9:06 a.m., two more aftershocks were reported. KSBW 8 called a Redwood Valley gas station, where staff said there was significant shaking and damage inside the store.Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office announced it is aware of the earthquake and is closely coordinating with emergency officials and assessing potential impacts and damage. The agency said nearly 657,000 earthquake alerts were sent through the MyShake app.The National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat associated with the earthquake.As of 9:55 a.m., more than 8,000 utility customers are without power in Mendocino County. The cause of the outages is unknown. In response to the outages, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it is executing a plan it has in place for responding to earthquakes.PG&E said that earlier, there were up to 10,000 customers without power. The utility said it will inspect its system for any potential damage before restoring power. It said there has been no damage reported to any of its facilities, gas system or generating assets.

REDWOOD VALLEY, Calif. —

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Northern California on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Since then, officials have stated that some injuries have been reported.

The quake hit at 8:10 a.m. local time and was centered about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley. The USGS reported the earthquake had a depth of 8.1 kilometers, or about 5 miles.

A ShakeAlert notification went off on many people’s phones, alerting them to a magnitude 6.0 tremor reported in Mendocino County at 8:10 a.m.

One person on social media told KSBW 8 that she received a notification in Salinas about the earthquake, even though Salinas and Redwood Valley are nearly 200 miles apart as the crow flies.

In a post on X, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said nearly 657,000 Earthquake Early Warning alerts were sent through the MyShake app following the quake near Willits.

According to a release from the Mendocino County Executive Office, some injuries were reported, but no deaths. The office also said there are no known major damages.

The USGS reported very strong shaking and moderate damage.

While the information is still preliminary, some people as far as 120 miles away reported to the USGS that they felt shaking.

At 8:17 a.m., a magnitude 2.5 aftershock was reported. At 9:06 a.m., two more aftershocks were reported.

KSBW 8 called a Redwood Valley gas station, where staff said there was significant shaking and damage inside the store.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office announced it is aware of the earthquake and is closely coordinating with emergency officials and assessing potential impacts and damage. The agency said nearly 657,000 earthquake alerts were sent through the MyShake app.

The National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat associated with the earthquake.

As of 9:55 a.m., more than 8,000 utility customers are without power in Mendocino County. The cause of the outages is unknown. In response to the outages, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it is executing a plan it has in place for responding to earthquakes.

PG&E said that earlier, there were up to 10,000 customers without power. The utility said it will inspect its system for any potential damage before restoring power. It said there has been no damage reported to any of its facilities, gas system or generating assets.