A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday in an area where one struck less than two weeks ago, according to the US Geological Survey. Image by U.S. Geological Survey
Jan. 1 (UPI) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California Sunday morning in an area where one struck less than two weeks ago, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake about 30 miles south of Eureka and was centered about 9 miles southeast of Rio Dell and ocurred at 11:35 a.m. PDT, USGS said. The earthquake occurring at a depth of about 17.3 miles, according to preliminary information from the agency. Advertisement
A 6.4 earthquark struck the region on Dec. 20, killing two people.
Rio Dell, with a population of 3,367, is 267.5 miles north of Sacramento.
“It was crazy. The earthquake felt more violent this time,” Rio Dell Mayi Garnes told CNN. “It was shorter, but more violent. My refrigerator moved 2 feet. Things came out of the refrigerator. There’s a crack in my wall from the violence of it.”
In the earlier quake, Garnes said 27 homes were red-tagged, meaning they were unsafe due to damage . Also 73 homes were yellow-tagged in Rio Dell.
5.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California; second in less than 2 weeks
