A moderate earthquake struck Northern California\u2019s Mendocino County on Wednesday morning, triggering earthquake and cellphone notifications across a wide swath of the state, including the Sacramento region.<\/p>\n
The magnitude 5.6 quake struck at 8:10 a.m<\/a>. about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley, a small Mendocino County community of about 2,000 residents located roughly 10 miles north of Ukiah, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 70 miles north of Santa Rosa, 108 miles northwest of Sacramento and 113 miles south of Arcata.<\/p>\n The USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of about 5 miles.<\/p>\n Residents across the Sacramento region reported receiving MyShake and ShakeAlert warnings on their phones before shaking from the distant quake reached the area, though many said they did not feel it. The alerts are designed to give people farther from an earthquake\u2019s epicenter several seconds of warning before seismic waves arrive.<\/p>\n The Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services said nearly 657,000 earthquake early-warning alerts were sent through the MyShake app<\/a> after the quake. The agency said the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System was activated and that officials were coordinating with local authorities to assess impacts.<\/p>\n As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, neither the USGS nor state officials had reported injuries or damage.<\/p>\n The earthquake also appeared to trigger scattered power outages across Mendocino County. As of about 9:25 a.m., Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported roughly 8,000 customers without electricity in and around Willits, Covelo and Laytonville. Utility crews were investigating the outages, and estimated restoration times ranged from late morning to midafternoon.<\/p>\n According to the USGS\u2019 \u201cDid You Feel It?\u201d reporting system<\/a>, nearly 4,000 people had submitted reports by 9 a.m. The agency\u2019s intensity map showed the strongest shaking was concentrated around the Redwood Valley and Ukiah areas, while lighter shaking was reported across much of Northern California, including parts of the Sacramento Valley.<\/p>\n In Ukiah, residents described the earthquake as one of the strongest to hit the area in years. Jon Srech, owner of Black Oak Coffee Roasters, said it was the biggest quake he had felt since moving to the area.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve lived here since 2006, so for 20 years, and this is the biggest earthquake I\u2019ve felt in that time,\u201d Srech said.<\/p>\n He said the quake caused no apparent damage at his coffee shop and nothing fell from shelves, but some customers left shortly afterward.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were freaked out and didn\u2019t really want to be inside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n At Club Calpella Restaurant a few miles south of the epicenter, employee Bri Leon said the shaking knocked bottles from shelves.<\/p>\n \u201cIt kind of just felt like something really big hit the building,\u201d Leon said.<\/p>\n Asked whether she had experienced a similar quake before, Leon replied: \u201cNot to this magnitude.\u201d<\/p>\n Residents closer to the capital region in places such as Davis and Lodi reported on social media that they didn\u2019t feel the earthquake, although some reported seeing chandeliers and hanging plants swinging.<\/p>\n Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s office said the governor had been briefed on the earthquake and that state officials were monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Office is closely coordinating with emergency officials and assessing potential impacts and damage,\u201d the Governor\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n