Two earthquakes hit near Rio Dell in quick succession this morning. The first, a magnitude-4.1, struck at 8:16 a.m. and was followed two minutes later by a magnitude-3.9, according to USGS, both about 5 miles west of Rio Dell.
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Turns Out the Dec. 20 Earthquake was Actually Two
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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Earthquake Swarm Off the Oregon Coast
If you haven’t heard, there’s a whole lot of shaking going on off the coast of Oregon. Over the last 24 hours, a swarm of more than 50 earthquakes have been recorded on one of the region’s most active faults, including two magnitude-5.8s and six magnitude-5.5s, according to USGS. The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group […]
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UPDATE: 5.6 Quake Rumbles Humboldt; No Tsunami Danger
UPDATE: Minor damage has been reported from this evening’s magnitude-5.6 earthquake that struck southwest of Petrolia in areas of Southern Humboldt County, including Garberville and Redway. The Shop Smart in Redway is currently closed while employees clean up damage to the store’s inventory and Ray’s Food Place in Garberville is only allowing customers in one […]
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Earthquake Strikes Near Pine Hills
A preliminary magnitude-3.8 earthquake struck near the Eureka enclave of Pine Hills this morning, with reports of ground shaking spanning from Hydesville to McKinleyville, according to USGS. The 10:19 a.m. quake struck at a depth of almost 13 miles. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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SECOND UPDATE: 4.4 Quake Hits East of Blue Lake
This morning’s earthquake was a magnitude-4.4 that struck east of Blue Lake, according to the USGS. The 10:23 a.m. temblor follows a swarm of quakes that have hit off the coast since Friday while two more unrelated seismic events occurred in Cutten on Monday. The largest of the swarm was a magnitude-4.5 that hit on […]
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About That Alaskan Quake This Morning …
If you are like a lot of people in Humboldt County, you woke up this morning to find out a massive earthquake off the Alaskan coast had triggered a tsunami watch but it was already over. Local emergency officials want residents to know that they were at the ready to set the alarm after today’s […]