Aftershocks rattled buildings and nerves Wednesday as the earth continued to move along the Humboldt County coast more than 24 hours after a 6.4 earthquake rocked the region.
The U.S. Geological Survey has issued a warning for the region telling local residents that"there is a 6% chance of one or more aftershocks that are larger than magnitude 5, which can be damaging, within the next week."
"Living the good life here," said Merritt Brodt, owner of The Farmer's Daughter in downtown Ferndale."But you have to take these bumps along the coast." "Oh, I'm so used to earthquakes," Ransbottom laughed."Actually, when it started, I thought, oh damn, another earthquake. But this one was just another earthquake." Humboldt County earthquake: Gov.
"We're in this moment of geologic time where the most exciting, dynamic area of California happens to be Humboldt County and the adjacent offshore area," said Lori Dengler, professor emeritus of geology at Cal Poly Humboldt.
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