6.1 Earthquake Rocks San Francisco Bay Area
August 24th, 2014Via: CBS:
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Sunday morning, injuring at least 89 people in Napa, severely damaging historic buildings in downtown Napa, rupturing gas lines and water mains across Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties leading to multiple fires, plunging entire communities into darkness and buckling and cracking roadways on Highway 37 and State Routes 12 and 121.
Over 66 aftershocks were recorded following the tremor, the largest quake to hit the Bay Area since the 6.9 magnitude quake hit Loma Prieta nearly 25 years ago. Initial reports had the earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude before revising it to 6.0, and then upgrading it back to 6.1.
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