So, about that magnitude-6.2 earthquake on Dec. 20. Turns out it was actually overlapping temblors separated by a matter of seconds, according to the United States Geological Survey. In a Friday news release, the USGS reports that further evaluation by its staff and others at UC Berkeley, in collaboration with experts at Cal Poly Humboldt, […]
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10 Years Later: The Earthquake of 2010 (With Video)
Ten years ago, at 4:27 p.m., the earth let loose a magnitude-6.5 earthquake — with much of the force directed at the city of Eureka — with a powerful ferocity that shook the ground and people’s nerves. Thousands in Humboldt County lost power after the temblor hit and nearly 500 structures, including the historic Old Town Bar […]