4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Oakland,
knocks out power

By Caitilin McAdoo

July 20, 2007

An earthquake with an epicenter two miles north east of Oakland shook the entire region this morning for anywhere from ten to 20 seconds this morning.

Preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey show that a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 4:42 a.m.

This earthquake has affected power for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers in the Oakland area, spokesman David Eisenhower said.

Around 1,400 customers lost their power in 20 separate outages, Eisenhower said. The majority of the outages occurred in the Oakland area. Crews are still investigating the outages and will have updates throughout the morning.

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