JUST IN: 2 confirmed dead following 6.4 earthquake in Northern California, sheriff says
The Humboldt County Sheriff said two people died as a result of medical emergencies during the quake and 11 other were injured. the strong quake struck at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday, about 7.5 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, a small city in Humboldt County, roughly 200 miles northwest of San Francisco and close to the Pacific coast.
The sheriff's office was flooded with 911 calls, with people worried about gas leaks and power outages. The PG&E outage map showed more than 70,000 customers were without power. "Right now, people have self evacuated, based on their assessment of their living situation," Honsal said. "This is a very rural area." While there have been more damaging quakes, residents were on edge.
A porch collapsed in nearby Rio Dell. Shampoo bottles fell off the shelf at a Safeway. There were reports of broken glass throughout the region. In Fortuna, aHonsal said that there were indeed "major impacts" to homes, and there were damages to utilities and water supplies. Fire crews and paramedics were out in force, he said, making sure people were OK.
Keith Knudsen, acting director of the USGS Earthquake Science Center, said it will take some hours to figure out the "hazard assessments," which are conducted by architects and building code officials.State Sen. Mike McGuire tweeted that state Route 211, otherwise known as Fernbridge, would be shut down for a bit as CalTrans crews assessed the infrastructure.
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