Cleaning up after a large earthquake in December seems to have become a norm for residents of Ferndale, Humboldt County, in recent years.
The most recent to hit the region during the holidays was a magnitude 7.0 on Thursday.
“I was looking up at the ceiling and it was like it was made of jelly,” Rayah said. When I eventually regained consciousness, I noticed the tiles on the floor, even though, to be honest, I had forgotten they were there. I believed they originated from the ceiling.
When the earthquake occurred, Rayah was working at the Farmers Daughter, and sure enough, there was a mess when it was all done.
“Oh yeah, the floor was covered in glass,” she replied. “Covered. Additionally, there was glass and goo all over the place because we have a lot of condiments and other items.”
Merritt Brodt remarked, “Well, you remember the last one,”
Since we first encountered Merritt Brodt in December 2022 while she was cleaning up the same place, we can definitely recall the last one.
Brodt stated, “Well, I think the other one, remember it was like the largest G force,” in reference to 2022. “One of California’s biggest shakers. It was similar to being on a boat.
Bob remarked, “Yeah it was a bouncer, for sure,” in reference to the earthquake on Thursday. “It comes this way and strikes from the west here in Ferndale. It strikes this wall every time.
Bob claims he may have fared a little worse than the 2022 earthquake when tidying up his blacksmith shop.
Regarding the damage, he stated, “I lost a window,” as well as many of the glass tops on the cases. A couple table tops were lost by me.
Jenny Oaks of the Victorian Inn remarked, “This had a broken chair and a door lying here.” “But we’ll get the door fixed.”
By the afternoon, Oaks had cleaned up the inn, but despite the magnitude of the earthquake, there wasn’t much of a mess because they were prepared.
According to her, “Yes, we are,” “That furniture item is fastened to the wall with bolts. However, the soaps were thrown off the counter.
Even the Christmas trees are now cabled to the wall following three major earthquakes that occurred in December of 2021, 2022, and this year. The holiday hat trick generated some opinions among the locals.
Oaks chuckled and said, “Yeah, I’ve heard that from a lot of people,” However, it’s a fantastic place to call home. Generally speaking.
“Definitely,” Bob said. ‘So this is what we’re doing now every December?’ I question. “This is our jam right now,”
“If this had happened on the same exact date as those two years,” remarked Rayah.”I probably would move.”
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