US: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes California, leaves two dead

At least two people were killed and eleven others were injured in a magnitude 6.4 earthquake off the northern coast of the United States. CaliforniaThis was announced on Tuesday by local US authorities. The epicenter was recorded 40 kilometers southwest of the port city Eurekain the county Humboldt.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office explained in a statement that the two dead died “as a result of a medical emergency” occurring during or after the earthquake.

At the moment, about 70,000 users are still without electricity in this district. Californiaalthough the companies offering the supply are working to resume service, the note said.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (OES) Director of Emergency Services Mark Gilarducci, reports that up to 80 aftershocks have been recorded. “We live in a land of earthquakes and this is another example that they can happen at any time without warning,” he said in statements compiled by NBC.

“It’s very important that we, as Californians, have a plan,” he said, referring to the need to regroup supplies in the event of a power outage.

sheriff’s office indicated that damage, some of which is “significant structural damage”, is being assessed at facilities such as water and gas pipelines in the Rio Dell area. Authorities also found “moderate damage” to property in the Eel River Valley.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the shock, recorded at 02:34 local time, had a depth of 16.1 kilometers and was accompanied by numerous aftershocks, one of which reached a magnitude of 4.6.

Highway Patrol California According to local media reports, cracks formed on the access bridge to Ferndale as a result of the tremors. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no earthquake-related tsunami warnings have been registered so far.

This west coast state USA shocks are regularly recorded here, and seismologists warn of the possibility of an earthquake that can cause massive 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 earthquake measuring 6.9 in San Francisco in 1989 killed 67 people.

Earthquake in Indonesia kills 268 people

Unfortunately, the earthquake in California was not the only one that caused loss of life. Indonesian authorities are reporting 268 dead and more than 1,000 injured in a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the island of Java last November.

According to the latest report from Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the earthquake killed 268 people, injured 1,083 people, and 151 people are still missing.

According to authorities, most of the victims of the earthquake, which occurred 75 kilometers from Jakarta, died as a result of the collapse of buildings.

(According to EFE and Europa Press)