According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the coast of Northern California experienced an earthquake of 6.5-magnitude at about 4:27 p. m. on Saturday afternoon.

USGS geophysicist Richard Buckmaster said that the tremors of the quake were felt far and wide on the north and south sides - up to Roseburg in central Oregon and Capitola in central California respectively. However, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that the quake did not carry any threat of generating a tsunami.

The 13.5 miles-deep quake, which hit nearly 27 miles from the coastal city of Eureka, shook buildings on the south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in a majority of the 28,000 households of the coastal area.

Describing the quake, Judd Starks, the kitchen manager at 'The Alibi' bar and restaurant, said: "It was huge -- one of the biggest earthquakes we've had up here in 20 years. The whole town is kind of freaked out right now. All the power is out, people are out walking around."

As per the information forwarded by Jeff Smith, spokesman for Pacific Gas and Electric Co, the quake left most of the households of in Humboldt County without power Saturday evening, and even resulted in one gas leak case in the county.

Meanwhile, the California Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman, Lori Newquist, said that the warning center of the state had not received any reports of injuries or major damage caused due to the quake.