5.4 earthquake hits Northern California. Heavy rains leave residents without electricity

A moderate earthquake on New Year’s Day shook northern California, authorities said, where a stronger quake nearly two weeks ago killed two people and caused widespread damage.

The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck at 10:35 a.m. Sunday about 9 miles southeast of Rio Del in Humboldt County, according to the US Geological Survey. Rio Del was the epicenter of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake on December 20, which killed two people, injured more than a dozen, shook homes from their foundations, destroyed water systems, and knocked out power for thousands.

Meanwhile, a record downpour on New Year’s Eve left tens of thousands of Californians without power.

Sunny skies on Sunday provided a respite from the torrential rain, but another major storm was blowing across the western Pacific Ocean and set to drench California in the coming days.

Nurse Katie Leonard, left, helps Scott Mathers, right, while rescuing Mathers’ mother, Patsy Costello, 88, after she was trapped in her car for more than an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Costello drove down the flooded street thinking she could survive when she stopped in two feet of water. After two hours, the water had receded by one foot, making her rescue easier. Police were called but they stood and watched after a tow truck was called in to help pull the car out of the water. Nurse Katie Leonard, of Pleasant Hill, who lives down the block, used her kayak to bring Costello hot tea, blankets, food, and a phone to call a friend. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) AP

Northern California bore the brunt of the weekend’s bombing. Flash flooding closed major roads south of Sacramento on Sunday, including Interstate 99. Power remained out of power Sunday morning for more than 41,000 customers.

Oakland had its wettest day since 1970 on Saturday, with 4.75 inches of rain. The National Weather Service in San Francisco reported 5.46 inches of precipitation, making Saturday the city’s second wettest day in more than 170 years.

Highway 101 in south San Francisco was closed due to flooding as New Year’s Eve revelers headed out to celebrate, but reopened just hours before midnight.

While the drought in California is far from over, the wet weather that shut down 2022 has enabled at least a few of the state’s major reservoirs to exceed their historic average water supplies.

Water leaks from the Folsom and Nimbus dams have prompted state parks officials to warn of safety hazards at Lake Natoma, where rapidly rising water levels produce dangerously strong currents.

In Los Angeles, forecasters expect rain to return Monday afternoon or evening, followed by a strong Pacific storm with heavy rain and strong winds late Wednesday and Thursday.

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