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Seventeen people were injured in the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Humboldt County, California. Earthquake It struck on Tuesday, damaging roads and buildings and knocking out electricity and water to thousands of people, officials said.
At least two people were killed after an earthquake hit the Eureka region of Northern California at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday.
The dead, ages 72 and 83, had medical emergencies during or after the quake and emergency services were unable to reach them in time, said Humboldt County Sheriff William F. Honsel said.
Both had pre-existing conditions that were “believed to have been exacerbated by the stress of the earthquake,” the sheriff’s office said in an update Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office did not release details on the condition of the 17 injured, but officials said at a news conference Tuesday that none of the injuries reported at the time were considered life-threatening.
Most homes and businesses were without power in Humboldt County early Tuesday morning. Nearly 70,000 power outages were reported by 1 p.m
As of Wednesday afternoon, fewer than 2,000 customers were still without power in Humboldt County. power cut. us.
Also, about 3,400 residents were without water in the city of Rio Del, and at least 30 homes and one commercial building in Humboldt County were deemed structurally unsafe, the sheriff’s update said.
Northeast of Ferndale, seismic activity also damaged the 111-year-old Fernbridge, which carries State Route 211 over the Eel River. A picture from California transportation officials showed Cracks all over the road.
Tuesday’s earthquake came a year after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County, on Dec. 20, 2021, which caused little damage to buildings.
More than three dozen smaller earthquakes struck later, the US Geological Survey reported.
