Eureka Quake Caused $1.2 Million in Damage
<i> Staff and wire reports</i>
A preliminary estimate of damage in Eureka’s magnitude 5.3 earthquake Monday totals $1,208,500, according to officials at the state Office of Emergency Services.
The estimate lists $1,075,000 in damage inside the city of Eureka, including 46 dwellings that sustained $420,000 in damage, 21 businesses that had $630,000 in damage and medical facilities with $25,000 in damages.
In towns and unincorporated areas outside Eureka, damage totaled $133,500 for all structures, the agency said.
Twenty-five minor injuries were reported in the earthquake.
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