Officials mentioned there had been “widespread damages” to Humboldt County infrastructure and it was not instantly recognized if any accidents had occurred, USA Today reported.
The quake hit at 2:34am Pacific Time, at a depth of simply over 16 miles in waters about 7.5 miles west of Ferndale, in accordance with the US Geological Survey.
There has been harm to roads and houses within the county, the Humboldt Sheriff’s Office has introduced. The county has a inhabitants of round 136,000, USA Today reported.
Tens of hundreds of individuals had been dealing with energy outages, with 71,000 individuals with no energy in Humboldt County, in accordance with USA Today.
This is a Humboldt Alert. Due to a big earthquake, widespread damages to roads and houses are reported all through Humboldt County. Be ready for aftershocks. Check fuel and water traces for damages or leaks. Exercise warning if touring.
To report a fuel https://t.co/bqkpuxqNJX— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) December 20, 2022
No tsunami is anticipated, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s workplace has mentioned.
The earthquake got here after a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, inflicting minor harm, USA Today reported.
In late October, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake affected the San Francisco Bay Area.