A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 kilomters (9.3 miles) southeast of California’s Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month.
The latest earthquake was at a depth of 30.6 kilometers (19 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday.
The California Department of Transportation said in a Twitter post that State Route 211 at Fernbridge was closed while it conducted safety inspections on the bridge following the tremor.
That same region of California, located in Humboldt County, was jolted by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Dec. 20, which crumpled homes and roads, ruptured utility lines and left thousands of residents without running water and electricity….