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Titus lives across from Ferndale's commercial district, and visited many of its stores shortly after the earthquake. She said there did not appear to be any buildings with window or structural damage, but cans were rolling across the floor of the grocery store on Main Street, and glass behind the bar at a local bar was shattered.

Across the street, at the local cemetery, some headstones have been removed or repositioned.

“Just remove the shelves, in our house there is a mess, a lot of broken glass,” Titus said. “We're very good at making sure there's no heavy stuff on top, but it's still fully loaded and the cabinets are open.”

In Fortuna, about 50 miles from the epicenter, Ray's Food Place sustained minor damage that closed the grocery store for a few hours. Store manager Brandon Giordano estimated that other store employees stole about $30,000 worth of merchandise, including smashed bottles of salad dressing, cans of tomato sauce and jars of pickles.

A 1,320-foot-long concrete arch bridge spanning the Eel River near Fortuna in Humboldt County was damaged and closed Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the area early in the morning. (Courtesy Caltrans District 1)

He said the impact was not as bad as the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked the city in December 2022 and the aftershock on New Year's Day in 2023.

“We will only have to close temporarily to clear up some of the chaos,” he told KQED. “We're hoping to be open to the public in about half an hour. Overall, it's not as bad, but it's definitely scary.”

Gary Goad, a city building official conducting inspections in Fortuna after the tremor subsided, said most of the buildings he visited appeared to have suffered less damage than in recent quakes. There was some damage to personal items and sheetrock, but he didn't see anything serious.

“We got really lucky,” he said. “It's really moved here, but most of the things we normally see damage happening here haven't happened.”

About 10 miles south in Rio Dell, City Manager Kyle Knopp said there was similar minor damage, though one middle school campus suffered a gas leak that sent students home. The leak at Monument Middle School is now closed.

Power was also out in most parts of the city, and a major crack occurred in the road connecting Rio del to Fortuna and Ferndale.

“We are working on it, but the road is still clear at this time and there is no rain in the forecast,” Knopp told KQED. If rain gets into the crack, it can cause more problems.

He thanked Jawad again because the damage seemed minimal.

“December becomes earthquake season here, unfortunately,” Knoop said. “Hopefully, with the mathematical probabilities of it, December will give a break for the next three or four decades, but we'll find out.”

KQED's Kevin Stark, Erin Baldassari, Dan Brekke, Gilary Zada ​​and Suki Lewis contributed to this report.

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