HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARD
VOLCANIC HAZARD
SCENARIOS 023, 09, 08, 07
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M6.0 Quake Occurs NW of American Canyon, California
Centered at 38.214°N, 122.319°W the quake struck at a significant depth of 10.8km.
There were no reports of casualties, as of posting. However, according to the USGS ‘Pager‘ and ‘Shakemap,‘ some fatalities may have occurred, with the damage estimated at hundreds of million of dollars.
The quake has severely damaged “historic buildings in Downtown Napa, rupturing gas lines and water mains across Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties leading to multiple fires, plunging entire communities into darkness and buckling and cracking roadways on Highway 37 and State Route 121,” said a local report.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.0Mw
Event Time: 2014-08-24 10:20:44 UTC
Location: 38.214°N 122.319°W depth=10.8km (6.7mi)
Nearby Cities
- 6km (4mi) NW of American Canyon, California
- 9km (6mi) SSW of Napa, California
- 13km (8mi) NNW of Vallejo, California
- 14km (9mi) SE of Sonoma, California
- 82km (51mi) WSW of Sacramento, California
The quake is reportedly the strongest shock to hit the Bay Area since the magnitude 6.9 quake that struck Loma Prieta in 1989.
Dozens of aftershocks have struck the area, as of posting.
Other Significant Seismicity
M6.4 strikes near Hacienda La Calera, Chile
Magnitude: 6.4Mw
Event Time: 2014-08-23 22:32:23 UTC
Location: 32.705°S 71.397°W depth=35.0km (21.7mi)
Nearby Cities
- 18km (11mi) WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile
- 23km (14mi) NNW of Quillota, Chile
- 32km (20mi) SSW of La Ligua, Chile
- 36km (22mi) NNW of Limache, Chile
- 108km (67mi) NW of Santiago, Chile
Iceland: Bardarbunga Volcanic Earthquakes
M5.3 strikes WNW of Hofn, Iceland
Event Time: 2014-08-24 00:09:53 UTC
Location: 64.686°N, 17.351°W depth=5.4km (3.4mi)
Nearby Cities
- 116km (72mi) SSE of Akureyri, Iceland
- 227km (141mi) ENE of Reykjavik, Iceland
- 229km (142mi) ENE of Kopavogur, Iceland
About 2,000 earthquakes of all magnitudes have struck Iceland in the last 48 hours, according to IMO.
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California
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