By — Elisabeth Ponsot Elisabeth Ponsot By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/6-0-earthquake-strikes-wine-country-northern-california Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 6.0 earthquake strikes wine country in Northern California Nation Aug 24, 2014 11:53 AM EDT Twenty thousand of Napa’s 80,000 households are without power following a 6.0 magnitude earthquake which hit Northern California on Sunday. The quake centered about nine miles south of Napa. Seismograph from near the UC Berkeley Campus. Thanks to @MarkTamayoktvu for the link. #NapaQuake pic.twitter.com/ecmcoVvVUJ — NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) August 24, 2014 According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was located at the eastern shore of San Pablo Bay, between two major active fault systems. Napa Fire Capt said after quake there were 5 min of silence at stations, then a flood of 911 calls came in.#mapit pic.twitter.com/MVzCKtMOae — Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) August 24, 2014 Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Southern Napa. At least 120 people were sent to the hospital following the quake, the Associated Press reports. Most of the injuries were reportedly minor. Three people were admitted with broken bones and two for heart attacks. Napa authorities use RC copter to inspect damaged building #napaquake pic.twitter.com/TL2kHBqxxq — Evan Wagstaff (@EvanWagstaff) August 24, 2014 In a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Napa Fire Department Operations Chief John Callanan urged people to stay away from parts of downtown, where there has been building damage. He said a team of inspectors is on the way to evaluate buildings there. Napa City Manager Mike Parness said at later press conference that 15 to 16 buildings were red-tagged and are uninhabitable. Barry Martin, community outreach coordinator for the City of Napa told Reuters that there are no reported fatalities. A worker looks at a pile of wine bottles that were thrown from the shelves at Van’s Liquors following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24 in Napa, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images There will be a high police presence over the next few days to provide support to residents and store owners, and several streets downtown have been closed due to broken glass and fallen debris. What a shot of quake damage in Napa wine country. pic.twitter.com/3zapEL8dJE — Troy Hayden (@troyhaydenfox10) August 24, 2014 This is the first major quake to strike the Bay Area since 1989. We’ll continue to update this story as new information becomes available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Elisabeth Ponsot Elisabeth Ponsot Elisabeth Ponsot (Beth) is the Digital News Editor at PBS NewsHour Weekend, where she oversees the program's online team. @bponsot By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Carey Reed assists in covering breaking and feature news for NewsHour Weekend's website. She also helps the NewsHour Weekend broadcast team in the production of the show. She is interested in the flourishing fields of data journalism and information visualization and recently graduated, with honors, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. @careyereed
Twenty thousand of Napa’s 80,000 households are without power following a 6.0 magnitude earthquake which hit Northern California on Sunday. The quake centered about nine miles south of Napa. Seismograph from near the UC Berkeley Campus. Thanks to @MarkTamayoktvu for the link. #NapaQuake pic.twitter.com/ecmcoVvVUJ — NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) August 24, 2014 According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was located at the eastern shore of San Pablo Bay, between two major active fault systems. Napa Fire Capt said after quake there were 5 min of silence at stations, then a flood of 911 calls came in.#mapit pic.twitter.com/MVzCKtMOae — Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) August 24, 2014 Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Southern Napa. At least 120 people were sent to the hospital following the quake, the Associated Press reports. Most of the injuries were reportedly minor. Three people were admitted with broken bones and two for heart attacks. Napa authorities use RC copter to inspect damaged building #napaquake pic.twitter.com/TL2kHBqxxq — Evan Wagstaff (@EvanWagstaff) August 24, 2014 In a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Napa Fire Department Operations Chief John Callanan urged people to stay away from parts of downtown, where there has been building damage. He said a team of inspectors is on the way to evaluate buildings there. Napa City Manager Mike Parness said at later press conference that 15 to 16 buildings were red-tagged and are uninhabitable. Barry Martin, community outreach coordinator for the City of Napa told Reuters that there are no reported fatalities. A worker looks at a pile of wine bottles that were thrown from the shelves at Van’s Liquors following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24 in Napa, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images There will be a high police presence over the next few days to provide support to residents and store owners, and several streets downtown have been closed due to broken glass and fallen debris. What a shot of quake damage in Napa wine country. pic.twitter.com/3zapEL8dJE — Troy Hayden (@troyhaydenfox10) August 24, 2014 This is the first major quake to strike the Bay Area since 1989. We’ll continue to update this story as new information becomes available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now