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FILE PHOTO: Construction crews repair public facilities damaged by an earthquake in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, U.S. on December 21, 2022. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Northern California early Tuesday morning, killing two and injuring 11. And tens of thousands are without electricity.
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An earthquake hit Northern California Sunday for the second time in two weeks, causing power outages and damage, officials said.
The New Year’s Day earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 and struck about 9 miles southeast of Rio Dell in Humboldt County at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:35 p.m. ET) Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported damage to homes in the city of Rio Del, while half of the city’s residents were without power Sunday and about 30% were without water. It is also reported that restoration work is underway.
As of early Monday, only a few utility customers were affected by the outage in the county, according to online outage tracker PowerOutage.us.
The Sheriff’s Office reported no injuries related to the earthquake.
It has been reported that there is no danger of tsunami from the earthquake.
As a precaution, the California Department of Transportation temporarily closed State Route 211 at Fernbridge Road for a safety inspection, the sheriff’s office said, warning of traffic delays.
After a few days the earthquake comes 6.4 magnitude earthquake It hit the region on December 20, killing two people and injuring at least a dozen others, leaving thousands in the dark.
Two men, ages 72 and 83, died of medical emergencies after the December quake, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsel told reporters earlier. Emergency responders could not get them to the right facility in time, he said.
Rio Del, with a population of about 3,300, was one of the communities hardest hit by the quake and dozens of aftershocks, Honzel said.
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