A powerful earthquake has rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday as a rain storm was about to roll in.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits California causing destruction and injuries in rural parts of the stateA magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in the early hours of the morning in north-west of San Francisco.abc.net.au/news/magnitude-6-4-earthquake-hits-california/101796680A powerful earthquake has rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast, leaving two dead, 11 people injured and 70,000 without power as a rain storm was about to roll in.
Eureka resident Dan Dixon, 40, said he and his wife were sleeping when it jolted them awake and shook everything, throwing pictures in their home to the ground. There was some damage to buildings in Humboldt County, where two hospitals lost power and were running on generators. Damage was mostly focused on the small communities of Rio Dell, Ferndale and Fortuna, Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said.
Authorities closed an important bridge in Ferndale that was damaged. The state highway department tweeted a photo showing crumpled pavement.He said there was one confirmed structural fire, a few structures came off their foundations, and the municipal water system was damaged, but it was unclear if any homes and businesses lost access to water.
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