![]() Rio Dell Fire Chief Shane Wilson told local news outlet Redheaded Blackbelt that 50 to 100 families were uprooted. 101, suffered some damage and was closed, officials said.Īgencies are also determining impacts to water delivery systems and transmission lines, and how many people may be displaced because of the quake. The Fernbridge, a historic bridge connecting the community of Ferndale with U.S. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal declared a local emergency, a move that allows the county to seek state and federal reimbursement for damage repairs and other costs, officials said.ĭamage assessments throughout the county were ongoing Tuesday, including by teams inspecting local infrastructure. The governor has directed state agencies and departments to take "appropriate action as necessary" in order to support local communities, according to the statement. "California stands with the people of Humboldt County and the state has moved quickly to support the emergency response underway with local and tribal partners." "Jennifer and I send our heartfelt condolences to the families grieving the loss of loved ones and offer our best wishes for the recovery of those who were injured in this earthquake," Newsom said in a statement. The State Operations Center was activated to coordinate the emergency response with local and tribal governments, and provide any resources needed. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Humboldt County, granting it state disaster resources, requesting federal assistance and easing access to unemployment benefits. “The system did operate as we had hoped, and that we’ve been working to design,” he said. ![]() Ghilarducci said the state sent out an early warning, a new system that pushed out an alert 10 seconds in advance of the earthquake’s shaking to some 3 million people in Northern California, giving residents the opportunity to drop, cover and hold or get to a place of safety. ![]() Pacific Gas & Electric tweeted Tuesday morning that it had “initiated its emergency response plan, and crews are responding to gas and electric hazards.”Ĭrews had restored power to about 40,000 customers, "more than half of those who experienced outages," by Tuesday night, said Megan McFarland, a PG&E spokesperson. At one point Tuesday, about 71,000 people were without power, Ghilarducci said. The earthquake battered homes, knocked some off their foundations, caused at least one structure fire, and damaged critical infrastructure such as water, power and gas lines. “It wasn’t as large as it could have been, but still we have seen this one resulting in damage, both structural and nonstructural damage,” he said. Ghilarducci said the quake could be felt as far east as Redding and as far south as in the Bay Area. Residents shared photos across social media of destroyed homes, with appliances and furniture toppled over, and tales of violently strong shakes, the strongest they've experienced in decades. No tsunami was expected, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter, but the agency advised residents to prepare for aftershocks.įerndale, Fortuna and Rio Dell were among the hardest hit areas, Mark Ghilarducci, the director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, said at a news conference Tuesday. just offshore about 7½ miles southwest of Ferndale, according to the U.S. The person was taken to a hospital but did not survive. The person went into cardiac arrest, and medics performed CPR, Garnes said. There was one fatality in Rio Dell during the earthquake, Garnes said, but it is unclear whether it was among the two deaths reported by the Sheriff's Office.Ī call came in during the earthquake about someone having difficulty breathing. ![]() According to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, two people died as a result of medical emergencies during or just after the earthquake. ![]()
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