Officials identified one bridge, the Fernbridge, connecting Ferndale to U.S. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office announced reports of damage to homes and roads throughout the county, which has a population of about 136,000 people. Roads, homes damaged around Humboldt County, California The quake was felt as far east as Redding, California, roughly 160 miles east of Ferndale, and as far south as the Bay Area, according to Mark Ghilarducci, director of the state’s office of emergency services. One death happened in Rio Dell, and the location of the other death was still unclear, Honsal said.Ī total of 12 people have reported injuries so far, and the number is expected to rise, Honsal said. Honsal said the deaths likely occurred because “their medical emergency happened at the moment of the earthquake and EMS could not get there in time to deliver them to the proper medical facility.”
The two area residents whose deaths were linked to Tuesday morning's quake were 72 and 83 years old, according to Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal. 'It could happen tomorrow': Experts know disaster upon disaster looms for West Coast Two deaths were elderly residents What is an aftershock? Learn about the smaller earthquakes impacting Northern California. More than 80 aftershocks were recorded in the area on the USGS website Tuesday, most of which were less than magnitude 4. The USGS warned of "many" aftershocks, including some that could reach magnitude 4. State officials said they closed one bridge into Ferndale that was damaged. The city is about 19 miles south of Eureka, near the California and Oregon state line. PT in Pacific Ocean waters about 7½ miles west of Ferndale at a depth of just over 16 miles. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday's fatalities mark the first deaths stemming from an earthquake in California since one person died in 2019 during a 7.1 magnitude quake that rocked the city of Ridgecrest in California's Northern Mojave Desert region. The Humboldt County Sheriff's office said two people "died as a result of medical emergencies occurring during and/or just following the earthquake." Latest news on California earthquake: More than 50,000 power outages restored after deadly, magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Northern California Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency to support emergency response. The temblor, which is the strongest earthquake the area has seen in years, also damaged infrastructure and cut off power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses around Humboldt County, about 250 miles north of San Francisco.Ī local emergency was declared by Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal Tuesday night due to widespread damages in the county. Following the county's declaration, California Gov. Watch Video: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California, many without powerĪt least two people died and 12 were injured after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Northern California early Tuesday, local authorities said.
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