Sunday, August 24, 2014

I slept through the strongest quake in Northern California since 1989


However, I do live on the other side of the Sacramento Valley from Napa, so there's that.  

 "A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Eighty-seven patients have been treated or are being treated at Queen of the Valley Hospital following the early morning earthquake, according to the city of Napa. "There are three major injury cases," the city said on its website.
One "young child," a girl, is in critical condition, Napa Division Fire Chief John Callanan said at a news conference. She was hurt when a fireplace collapsed.
Sunday's earthquake struck 4 miles northwest of American Canyon, 6 miles southwest of Napa, and 9 miles southeast of Sonoma, according to the USGS."

These medium sized quakes are probably a good thing, as they release, supposedly, pressure on the faults.  Who really knows for sure.  I'll try and wake up for the next one.

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