by Halimah Collingwood, Councilor, Arcata Subud Center
At 2:30 am on December 20, Humboldt County, on the north coast of California, was jolted by a 6.4 earthquake, the largest to hit our area since 1980. It was a real shaker and rocker! Although we yearly have smaller quakes that measure on the Richter scale around 4.2, this temblor was intense and lasted many seconds. There have been over 80 aftershocks.
There were homes south of Eureka that moved off their foundations, had chimney cracks and broken water mains. Grocery stores, crumpling roads and businesses and ruptured utility lines left thousands of residents without water and electricity. The power was out for over 16 hours. There were 2 deaths and a few dozen injuries. Luckily, our Arcata Subud House was not damaged nor were any of our members injured or lose anything of value. We thank all those who sent us love and prayers!