Napa County Quake: It’s All About the People
On August 24 at 3:20 a.m., the 2014 Napa earthquake shook residents from their beds. The quake measured 6.0 — the largest in the San Francisco Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Significant damage and several fires were reported in the southern Napa Valley area, and there was also damage in the nearby city of Vallejo, in Solano County.
The quake killed one person, injured about 200, and interrupted power to more than 69,000 customers. Early estimates indicated that it caused more $400 million in damage. These are the facts, the statistics, but on a recent visit to Solano and Napa, CSAC staff talked to county officials, first responders and county residents. What we saw and heard reminded us of what really matters – the people.