Gov. Brown declared a state of emergency, up to 100 homes deemed not habitable, and all Napa Unified School District schools will be closed on Monday
By Riya Bhattacharjee, Sam Brock and Cheryl Hurd ••
The 6.0 magnitude South Napa Earthquake hit at 3:21 a.m. Sunday morning. The quake was centered between Napa and American Canyon, and NBC Bay Area s team of reporters and meteorologists have gathered information since the very beginning. Here is a recap of the quake, which has caused damages and mostly minor injuries.
A 6.0-magnitude quake jolted the Bay Area early Sunday morning, sparking fires, damaging buildings, injuring scores, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
The earthquake is the largest to shake the Bay Area since the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989, the USGS said.
The temblor struck southwest of Napa at 3:20 a.m., causing houses to shake in the center of San Francisco and as far away as the Nevada border. The USGS briefly upgraded the magnitude to 6.1 before downgrading it.
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Cellar worker Daniel Nelson looks over toppled barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon following an earthquake at the B.R. Cohn Winery barrel storage facility Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
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Nicholas George looks under a buckled highway just outside of Napa, California after earthquake struck the area in the early hours of August 24, 2014.
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Damaged bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar sit on the floor of Lucero Olive Oil Co. in Napa, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
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Workers clean up piles of bottles that were thrown from the shelves at Van's Liquors following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California.
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A mannequin lays in broken glass in front of a damaged buillding following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California.
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Karl Luchsinger attempts to disentangle his daughter's car after the car port it was parked in collapsed on top of it as a result in downtown Napa, California, after an earthquake struck the area.
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Bricks and rubble cover the sidewalk in front of a heavily damaged building following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
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Ester Acupan sweeps up at the 3J's Oreintal Market after an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in American Canyon, Calif.
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Road damage in Napa.
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Facade of a building crumbles down on top of a vehicle in downtown Napa.
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Damaged roads at Hwy 121/12
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Road damage in Napa.
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Nina Quidit cleans up the Dollar Plus and Party Supplies Store in American Canyon Calif., after an earthquake on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Quidit and her husband were woken up in the early morning hours by the store's alarm company and immediately drove in to begin cleaning up.
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Napa Fire Captain Steve Becker inspects mobile homes which were destroyed Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park, in Napa, Calif. A gas fire at the park is being blamed as the result of a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which struck California's northern San Francisco Bay area this morning.
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A youngster rides his scooter over a sidewalk buckled by an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage and left at least three critically injured in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
NBC Bay Area Viewer Karen Schuppert submitted this photo from Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa via email (isee@nbcbayarea.com).
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Steve Brody inspects damage to the interior of his mobile home after an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park, in Napa, Calif.
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Bricks and rubble cover the sidewalk in front of a heavily damaged building following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
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A man photographs damage to a post office in Napa, Calif., following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
NBC Bay Area Viewer Karen Schuppert submitted this photo from Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa via email (isee@nbcbayarea.com).
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Nina Quidit cleans up the Dollar Plus and Party Supplies Store in American Canyon Calif. after an earthquake on Sunday Aug. 24, 2014. Quidit and her husband were woken up in the early morning hours by the store's alarm company and immediately drove in to begin clean up. The 6.0-magnitude quake caused six significant fires, including at four mobile homes, Napa Division Fire Chief Darren Drake said.
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Police cars block the street outside a heavily damaged building following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, sending at least 70 people to a hospital, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
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Jorge Sanchez looks over damage to the main post office following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday.
NBC Bay Area Viewer Karen Schuppert submitted this photo from Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa via email (isee@nbcbayarea.com).
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Police tape blocks the entrance to the damaged main post office following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday.
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Products litter the floor of the Dollar Plus and Party Supplies Store in American Canyon, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Owners Nina and Marc Quidit were woken up in the early morning hours by the store's alarm company and immediately drove in to begin cleaning up.
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Louis Secreto works at cleaning the storefront window of the Napa Running Company following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake 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.
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Jean Meehan looks over the damage to her JHM Stamp and Collectibles store following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
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Jorge Sanchez, left, and Rob Doughty, right, look over damage to the main post office following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, sending at least 70 people to a hospital, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
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Louis Secreto works at cleaning the storefront window of the Napa Running Company following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
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Gurbir Bhandahl, an employee at a 7-Eleven store, cleans up after an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in American Canyon, Calif.
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Parts of the ceiling fell off in this garage and almost hit the car.
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Silver Oak President and CEO David Duncan said he went to the winery at 4:30 am. to find hundreds of shattered bottles. “We were picking them up with shovels and brooms and it was a mess," he said.
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David Duncan, CEO of Silver Oak winery in Napa, shared photos of the destruction from the 6.0 earthquake.
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David Duncan, CEO of Silver Oak winery in Napa, shared photos of the destruction from the 6.0 earthquake.
David Duncan, CEO of Silver Oak winery in Napa, shared photos of the destruction from the 6.0 earthquake.
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A photo of what Silver Oak winery was able to save from the earthquake.
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Safeway in American Canyon.
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Photo taken from Green Valley.
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The earthquake knocked some bottles to the ground.
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Toiletries flew off the shelves after the quake.
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The earthquake knocked over this TV.
Partial collapse of the outer walls of a Vallejo Church.
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Glass from a business litters the ground following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3am on Sunday morning.
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People wearing bathrobes walk down a street following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3 am on Sunday morning.
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A journalist documents a destroyed building following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3 am on Sunday morning.
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A building is seen destroyed following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3 am on Sunday morning.
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A man takes a picture of a destroyed building following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3am on Sunday morning.
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NBC Bay Area Viewer Karen Schuppert submitted this photo from Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa via email (isee@nbcbayarea.com).
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Broken glass.
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Products knocked over at Browns Valley Market.
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Bottles fall to the floor in this wine cellar in Yountville.
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A broken fountain resulting from the South Napa Earthquake.
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China knocked down in this kitchen.
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More bottles knocked over in this Yountville wine cellar.
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Olive oil and vinegar bottles knocked over as a result of the South Napa earthquake.
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Damage inside a room as a result of the South Napa earthquake.
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Bottles fell to the floor in this Yountville wine cellar.
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Wine spilled onto the floor in this Yountville wine cellar.
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Windows shattered at this post office.
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A partial collapse of this building in Yountville.
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Items flying off the shelves at Browns Valley Market as a result of the earthquake.
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Earthquake damage in this viewer's outside room.
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Part of this building crumbles off.
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Office supplies inside a school get scattered around due to the South Napa Earthquake.
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Earthquake damage in downtown Napa, August 25, 2014.
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Earthquake damage in downtown Napa, August 25, 2014.
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Earthquake damage in downtown Napa, August 25, 2014.
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Earthquake damage in downtown Napa, August 25, 2014.
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Aerial image over downtown Napa, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: Napa County firefighters spray foam on hot spots from a fire at a mobile home park following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: A car is seen covered in bricks following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: A passerby stops to take a picture of damage to the Napa post office following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: Cars are crushed under a collapsed carport following a 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: People take pictures of cars crushed under a collapsed carport following a 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: A passerby stops to look at a collapsed carport following a 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: Dan Kavarian, chief building official with the City of Napa, surveys a building that was damaged by a 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 24: Members of the media set up outside of a building that was damaged by a 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 25: Red wine leaks from a broken wine barrel after dozens of wine barrels collapsed in a storage room at Kieu Hoang Winery on August 25, 2014 in Napa, California. A day after a 6.0 earthquake rocked the Napa Valley, residents and wineries are continuing clean up operations. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NAPA, CA - AUGUST 25: Broken wine barrels sit in a parking lot after a massive collapse at a wine barrel storage facility on August 25, 2014 in Napa, California. A day after a 6.0 earthquake rocked the Napa Valley, residents and wineries are continuing clean up operations. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Craigie Court buckles in front of Gina Muth's Napa home following a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after Napa fire officials said the city had exhausted its own resources extinguishing six fires, transporting injured residents, searching homes for anyone who might be trapped and answering calls about gas leaks, water main breaks and downed power lines. All Napa Valley Unified School District schools will be closed Monday to inspect for possible damage. Napa Valley College did not suffer any major damage and will be open on Monday.
Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa handled more than 200 patients who sought emergency care, hospital officials said. Of the 208 patients, 17 were admitted to the hospital with broken bones and respiratory or cardiac conditions, while the rest were treated and released for less severe injuries, hospital president Walt Mickens said at a Sunday evening news conference.
Only one patient remains in the hospital in critical condition while another, a 13-year-old boy, was airlifted to another trauma center in critical condition after pieces of the fireplace at his home collapsed onto him, Mickens said. The boy was listed in serious condition at UC Davis Hospital as of Sunday night.
The most common injuries were from household items falling off of walls or shelves onto people or from those who stepped on debris in their homes, he said.
"Our community has responded in an extraordinary fashion here in Napa," Mickens said.
Some 90 to 100 homes and businesses across the region were not habitable, according to Mark Ghilarducci, director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, The Associated Press reported.
Preisdent and CEO of Queen of the Valley Hospital, Walt Mickens, provides an update on patients’ conditions.
There were at least 50 aftershocks, including four that were larger than 2.0 magnitude in Napa, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 3.6, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Thirty to 70 small aftershocks could hit the area in the next week, USGS said.
The intersection of Third and Brown streets in downtown Napa showed signs of substantial damage, including fallen trees, broken awnings and the facade of a building falling on top of a parked car. The city has red-tagged at least 33 buildings, meaning they were not considered safe for the public to enter.
City officials in Vallejo said dozens of buildings have been red-tagged. Most of the buildings authorities red-tagged in Vallejo were commercial or industrial.
Back in Napa, dazed locals could be seen wandering around the downtown area in the early hours of the morning.
The strong 6.0 quake near Napa caused streets to buckle and create ramp-like formations for skateboarders to jump.
"That used to be my office," Hammond said pointing at the city's old courthouse that was built in the 1870s and lost a 10-foot chunk of bricks and concrete. "The building is not earthquake-proof, so who knows what the damage is inside. This is obviously the worst we've ever seen here. Napa is going to survive this but it's hard to see though."
Napa Fire Capt. Doug Bridewell called the earthquake "the worst shaking I've ever been in."
Eighteen-year-old Christian Ray described how the earthquake jolted him and his mother out of bed.
Video from the 12 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 brieifing from Napa officals on the earthquake.
"I just heard shaking, and I got really scared," he said. "I heard my mom screaming for my name, and I thought, 'What's going on?' I thought something terrible was going on.
"My dresser fell on me and cut up my legs, and then I saw my mom come into my room. She fell, tripped over all my stuff," he said. "Our room is just terrible. It's destroyed, and everything is on the floor, flipped over. It's pretty amazing."
Christian Ray tells NBC Bay Area’s Cheryl Hurd how strong the quake felt and how he injured his leg trying to get to safety.
David Duncan, president and CEO of Silver Oak winery in Napa, tweeted about waking up to hundreds of bottles destroyed in the quake. The popular Napa Wine Train canceled its operations for Sunday in order to inspect their trains.
The California Highway Patrol reported earthquake-related damage in four places this morning, including parts of Highway 121 and Petrified Forest Road at Saxton Road in Calistoga. However, all roads remain open to the public at this time.
The shaking emptied cabinets in homes and store shelves, set off car alarms and caused damage inside homes in neighboring Sonoma County.
“We were just sleeping and all of a sudden there was enormous amount of noise and our bed started bouncing from side to side,” said Dandridge Marsh, 37, who works in the wine retail business and lives in Napa with his wife. “You could hear things falling down.”
Cheryl Hurd talks to Napa residents devastated by the 6.0 quake.
Marsh said the power went out right away, and he started walking toward his garage to get a flashlight. Broken glass was everywhere.
“It was pretty wild coming out and seeing all the cabinets, the piano and the refrigerator moved a foot over,” he said. “The car was parked in the middle of the garage and is now resting against the garage door.”
A preliminary magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Bay Area near Napa early Sunday morning.
USGS said the quake struck about 10 miles northwest of American Canyon, which is located about 6 miles southwest of Napa. Most reported damage has been confined to Napa and Sonoma areas. About 30 to 70 small aftershocks are expected over the next seven days, the USGS said on Twitter.
"I was at work when it happened," said David Lew, who works at a casino in American Canyon. "My absolute first thought was getting in touch with my wife, who is five months pregnant."
NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell reports from Napa where four homes were destroyed by fire at a mobile home park following a 6.0 earthquake.
NBC Bay Area's chopper footage over downtown Napa showed a mobile home park on fire at Orchard Avenue and a gaping hole near the top corner of the old courthouse. At least four mobile homes have been destroyed. Gas leaks and water main breaks were also reported. As of 4:00 a.m. Monday, power had been restored to 99 percent of those who lost it following the quake, leaving 150 people in the dark, PG&E said. That was down from 70,000 customers who lost power right after the quake struck.
David Schwartz of the USGS talks with NBC Bay Area’s Sam Brock about Sunday’s 6.0 quake.
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Sunday morning that his emergency services offices was on full activation and working closely with emergency managers, first responders and transportation officials to help residents and vital infrastructure.
"These safety officials are doing all they can to help residents and those living in affected areas should follow their guidance and instruction," he said.
People took to social media to share news of the quake. NBC Bay Area Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri reported feeling a "violent shaking or rolling motion" for around 20 seconds.
"The most important thing for people to remember is drop, cover and hold if we do happen to get another big one," Ranieri said. "If you smell gas it probably means there is a gas leak."
There was no report of damage to the Bay Bridge or any other major bridge in the Bay Area.
"It's certainly a jolt and reminds people we live in a place where large earthquakes occur," said David Schwartz of the USGS. "We will be looking for the rest of tonight and tomorrow. Our seismologists are taking a closer look. People can expect smaller aftershocks to continue."
Nearly 50 people have registered for services at an American Red Cross shelter in Napa, a Red Cross spokesman said. Nineteen families – 47 people –registered at the shelter at Crosswalk Community Church at 2590 First St., Red Cross spokesman Woody Baker-Cohn said.
Baker-Cohn said the church opened around 9 a.m. as a place for people to come get food, drinks and information about the services they can receive following the quake. However, he said by noontime it was clear that the church would have to open as a shelter because most of the people that came were renters with no insurance or family in the area and would need to stay overnight.
The gymnasium at the church is able to accommodate 100 people and there is another shelter also open at Florence Douglas Center at 333 Amador St. in Vallejo, he said.
Napa city officials advise residents who lost water service during Sunday's earthquake should use bottled water for drinking and cooking, boil tap water for one full minute before use for drinking or cooking or to use water for drinking and cooking from one of the water stations set up by the city.
The water stations can be found on Pearl Street one block west of Main, or at the Las Flores Center on Linda Vista Avenue. Residents should call 707-257-9544 with any water-service questions.
#CHP officers so far reporting no damage to roadways in South Bay, Peninsula, East Bay. Officers still checking for obvious roadway damage
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