An earthquake shook the town of Ferndale, California, causing a power transformer to blow and leaving residents without power. Caroline Titus, a resident, described the earthquake as a major one that definitely caught their attention. She recounted how her car was jumping about and the power transformer blew, leading to a neighborhood blackout.
Titus immediately sprang into action, rushing to her granddaughter's pre-school building. Upon arrival, she found the children huddled under an outdoor play structure while a teacher comforted them by singing the ABCs.
Despite the intensity of the earthquake, Ferndale miraculously escaped severe damage. Titus mentioned that building windows remained intact, with only items falling off shelves.
Following the transformer incident, the neighborhood endured a 30-minute power outage. At its peak, over 10,000 homes and businesses in Humboldt County, where Ferndale is situated, were without power, as reported by PowerOutage.us.
Titus expressed gratitude that the town had not suffered more significant harm, stating that they had dodged a bullet. She emphasized the community's sense of luck and relief in the aftermath of the earthquake.
