The earthquake — called the South Napa earthquake — struck at 3:20 a.m. PT (10:20 UTC), 4 miles (6 kilometers) northwest of American Canyon, California, and 6 miles (9 km) south-southwest of Napa. It occurred along a 44-mile-long (70 km) stretch of major faults of the San Andreas Fault system, where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates grind past each other in what is called a strike-slip movement rather than vertical motion.
- Damage could exceed $1 billion.
- 17 Patients remain hospitalized.
- 3 in critical condition.
- There were several fires reported in Napa, including 4 mobile homes caught on fire because of gas leaks each valued at between $500,000 and $1 million
- 150 Customers without water
- Up to one week before water restored.
- 33 Buildings red tagged.
- High probability of strong aftershocks.
- Quake upgraded back to 6.1 magnitude.
- Fault that caused the earthquake "capable of much larger earthquakes. .. may be capable of producing a 6.8-7.1"
A million dollar mobile home. Interesting. I'd like so see one of those.
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