It was recorded 40 kilometers southwest of the port city of Eureka, in Humboldt County, in the western United States. More than 70,000 people were left without electricity.
At least two people died from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that shook the north coast of california in the early hours of Tuesday and which also caused power outages in different cities in the western United States.
The relatively shallow quake struck 40 kilometers southwest of the port city of Eureka, in Humboldt Countyreported the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The National Tsunami Warning Center said that tidal waves were not expected.
The electrical network was affected and almost 72,000 subscribers (72% of the service) were left without electricity in Humboldt County, according to the specialized site poweroutage.us.
“There is no electricity in the whole county. Do not call 911 unless you have an immediate emergency,” the town’s Office of Emergency Services warned on Twitter.
The USGS reported about a dozen small replicas in the area, which is about 400 km to the northwest San Francisco.
a highway collapsedwhich led to the blocking of access to the city of Fernbridge, reported Dania Romero, a journalist for the KAEF television channel.
Photos and videos posted on social media showed broken windows, items dropped in houses and a corridor of supermarket full of scattered products.
Debris and small debris were also reported along a central route from Humboldt County to central California. rock slides.
San Francisco seismic background
The quake occurred a few days after a small earthquake of magnitude 3.6 would shake the san francisco baywaking up thousands of people at 3:39 a.m. early Saturday morning and causing minor damage. The quake had its epicenter in El Cerrito, about 25 kilometers from downtown San Francisco.
California is regularly shaken by earthquakes and experts warn of the possibility of an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction in the next 30 years.
In 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Northridge, northwest of Los Angeles, killed at least 60 people and caused an estimated $10 billion in damage. Another 6.9 earthquake in San Francisco in 1989 claimed the lives of 67 people.
Fuente: AFP
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