Two dead in an earthquake in the United States

to me BBC The quake occurred along the coast, about 35 miles north of San Francisco, near Eureka in Humboldt County, Tuesday night local time.

The earthquake must have occurred at a depth of 16 metres.

According to the local rescue service, two people have died in connection with the quake and at least 11 people are said to have suffered minor injuries.

70,000 without electricity

Eyewitnesses told many media outlets how the earth suddenly started shaking. Roads were torn, loose objects were blown into houses or fell off walls, parts of houses and porticoes were pushed and smashed.

Physical damage is said to be relatively limited – above all, roads are said to have been destroyed with limited access to the area as a result.

During the day on Tuesday, it was reported that a house was on fire after a gas line was ruptured by the earthquake, and that some smaller buildings collapsed as a result of the forces of nature.

At lunchtime on Tuesday, local time, nearly 70,000 homes and businesses in the area were said to be without power.

risk of new earthquakes

The main earthquake was followed by about 80 aftershocks, and geological experience does not exclude the occurrence of new earthquakes.

Therefore, the authorities closed the roads in the area and urged residents not to go outside unnecessarily, as well as not to be in buildings that were not considered stable enough.

According to the USGS, the quake itself should have occurred four miles southwest of the port city of Eureka in Humboldt. According to the authority’s seismologists, there is no danger of a subsequent tsunami.

California suffers from frequent earthquakes.

In 1989, an earthquake in San Francisco claimed the lives of 67 people.