Sunday, August 24, 2014

6.0 magnitude earthquake in Northern California

Posted by Rajesh KC August 24, 2014 :
A large earthquake of magnitude 6.0 rolled through California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. California's governor declared a state of emergency on Sunday after a powerful earthquake shook the area north of San Francisco, igniting several fires and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.The earthquake struck just before 3:30 a.m. about eight kilometres northwest of the town of American Canyon, about 60 kilometres north of San Francisco.

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