Humboldt County residents continued to recover from a magnitude 6.4 temblor which shook the region to its core early Tuesday.
Building and home damage has been reported widely across the Eel River Valley, and authorities closed the century-old Fernbridge historic bridge along Highway 211 because of cracking in the structure and road surface. That cut off the most conventional route to Ferndale, the town closest to the coastal epicenter of the earthquake.
A local state of emergency was declared Tuesday by Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal, and Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency for the county at the state level, as well. The moves clear the way for the region to receive emergency aid from the state and federal government, which includes activation of the State Operations Center, the dispatching of the state Office of Emergency Services, and opening access to funds under the California Disaster Assistance Act.
The quake was followed by scores of aftershocks hovering around a magnitude of 3, one of which was reported as recently as 1 a.m. Wednesday.
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Rio Dell firefighters respond after Patti Toroni’s home caught on fire in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Patti Toroni is comforted by Rio Dell police Chief Greg Allen and officer Russell Johnson, from left, after her home caught on fire in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Shane McIntosh and his wife Jacqui, right, and their dog Cupcake, 16, visit their red-tagged damaged home in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Caltrans workers prepare to fix structural damage to the 1911 Fernbridge, just outside of Ferndale, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Rob and Rosie Bartosh pass a damaged building as they go to get gas in Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) A crumbled chimney is seen at the home of Shannon Lewis on Newburg Road in Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Marlene Nunnemaker holds the tape for her husband Fred as they inspect damage to their building in downtown Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Ruben Rubina walks by a damaged building gin Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) The old Humboldt Creamery building shows earthquake damage in Loleta, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Bobbi Jo Lewis savages items from where she works as a hair stylist at JH & Company in Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Earthquake damage to Fred and Marlene Nunnemaker’s building is seen in downtown Fortuna, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Jordan Renfer, of Rio Dell, receives water from the Food Bank for Humboldt County hand out food and water to residents in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) A clock is stopped at 2:34 a.m. in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. The temblor struck the coastline near Eureka at that time on Tuesday. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Members of the Food Bank for Humboldt County hand out food and water to residents in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Joel Botelo removes damaged items from the Dollar Store in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Nora Lovell, of the Food Bank for Humboldt County, hands out water to resident John Ireland in Rio Dell, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PG&E workers check out earthquake damage to the old Humboldt Creamery building in Loleta, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coastline near Eureka early Tuesday morning. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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