Strong earthquake aftershock shakes Napa Valley
Chris Archer, right, and Zona Shroyer, second from right, both of Everett, Washington, have coffee outside the earthquake-damaged windows of the Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Napa, California. A significant aftershock from last weekend’s magnitude-6.0 earthquake rattled Northern California’s wine country Sunday, Aug. 31. AP PHOTO/ERIC RISBERG
NAPA, California—A significant aftershock from last weekend’s magnitude-6.0 earthquake has rattled Northern California’s wine country.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-3.2 tremor struck 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the city of Napa just before 2 a.m. Sunday.
Thomas Brocher, director of USGS’ Earthquake Science Center, said it wasn’t the strongest aftershock to rumble the region since the main quake a week ago caused as much as $1 billion in damage and multiple injuries.
A magnitude-3.9 aftershock centered 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of Napa hit early Tuesday morning.
The USGS says there have been more than 70 aftershocks recorded since last Sunday’s earthquake.
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