Northern California shook by another Earthquake that reached 6.0 magnitude.
The South Napa 6.0 magnitude Earthquake struck about 3:20 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake damaged building, knocked out power to many thousands of residents in Northern California this morning.The earthquake injured dozens of people, some still in critical condition.The center of the earthquake, it’s episcenter, was located about 6 miles South by Southwest of Napa, California, and 51 miles West by Southwest of the state capital, Sacramento. #quake
Many aftershocks followed, with one larger one reaching 3.6 magnitude, the USGS reported to ABC News. This S. Napa earthquake was the largest one to shake the Bay Area since the 1989 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Eighty-seven people were being treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Napa City Fire’s Darren Drake told ABC News. Three of those people were considered critical, including a child. Dozens of ambulances have been dispatched and more were expected to go out, he added
The city of Napa’s website said the injuries included two “major injury cases” as of 6:30 a.m. PT. The city also cited 50 gas line breaks and 30 water main leaks, though said water remained safe to drink.
Historic buildings damaged included Sam Kee Laundry, Goodman Library and the Napa County Courthouse, the city said, adding that two commercial buildings also had suffered severe damage.
Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd said he believed the county courthouse had been retrofitted for earthquakes.