The quake hit 6.4 magnitude.
A massive earthquake in Northern California on Tuesday left 11 people injured, 2 dead and over 70,000 in the region without power, local authorities said.... [+]
Fernbridge, a 1,320-foot-long concrete arch bridge that spans the Eel River near Fortuna, Calif., in Humboldt County.The quake, which happened in Humboldt County, near the small town of Ferndale, around 2:30 a.m. local time, recorded a magnitude of 6.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.two people died as a result of medical emergencies which occurred during or shortly after the earthquake hit.
Some 11 people have been injured because of the quake, and over 70,000 were left without power, authorities said., representing 68% of the county. Roughly 80 aftershocks were recorded later on Tuesday and the USGS said there is a 13% chance of at least one or more aftershocks over a magnitude of 5 occurring within the next week, though the sheriff’s department said a tsunami is not expected.
Despite the strength of the quake, damage appeared to be “minimal,” a spokesperson for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services told theFerndale is located near California’s coast, close to the city Eureka, and is within the vicinity of the Oregon border. The area is used to being hit by earthquakes. Exactly one year ago, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in Humboldt. In 1980, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in the area, and a 6.
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