An early morning earthquake woke up residents across Humboldt county. Here’s what we know about the 6.4 magnitude jolt.
A powerful earthquake rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to 70,000 people, and damaging some buildings and a roadway, officials said. At least two deaths and 11 injuries were reported.
Damage was mostly focused on the small communities of Rio Dell, Ferndale and Fortuna, Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said during a news conference in Sacramento. The power outage involved the main transmission line that runs into the region and Pacific Gas & Electric’s restoration work was slowed because rain prevented use of a helicopter to assess damage, McGuire said. The utility expected electricity to be restored by evening, but residents should be prepared for more time without power, he said.
“Ferndale’s people are very resilient. We take care of one another, we check on one another,” said Mary Ann Bansen, head of the Ferndale community center and senior resource agency. “It’s not our first rodeo,” she said. Caltrans closed the bridge to conduct safety inspections after the early morning shock left the foundation cracked in four places. According to Caltrans, the bridge was still closed. Director Tony Tavares, announced at Tuesday’s news conference that the department has issued $6 million to repair the damage.“There’s really not much damage,” he said. “Our main, biggest grocery store, called Valley Grocery, has a lot of merchandise from the aisles.
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