Random News - The earthquake danger in California has risen enormously. Within a few days several hundred earthquakes were recorded. The authorities are warning "The Big One". A catastrophic earthquake in California has long been overdue, it has been said for years. But when does "The Big One" come?
Seismographers at the San Andreas Graben have recorded several hundred small quakes in the nearby Salt Lake. Even if the earthquakes were hardly noticeable, they could trigger the mega-quake.
A heavy earthquake shocks the north of California. Dozens of people are injured and numerous buildings destroyed. The Governor of the State calls for the emergency.
Seismographers at the San Andreas Graben have recorded several hundred small quakes in the nearby Salt Lake. Even if the earthquakes were hardly noticeable, they could trigger the mega-quake.
A heavy earthquake shocks the north of California. Dozens of people are injured and numerous buildings destroyed. The Governor of the State calls for the emergency.
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At least 87 people have been injured in a violent earthquake north of the Californian metropolis of San Francisco. Three of them are in a critical condition, representatives of the city of Napa announced at a press conference on Sunday. According to this, one of the most vulnerable injured is a child who was taken to a special clinic by a helicopter.
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Especially in the world-famous wine region Napa Valley, many wine bottles broke.
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Many a person discovered after the quake gamnz new possibilities, like this boy with his scooter in Napa.
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Steve Brody has to clean up some of his equipment in the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park.
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The quake strength of 6.0 should have been the most severe in the region for 25 years. Many buildings were destroyed on Sundays (local time), tens of thousands of households were without electricity.
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Governor of California, Jerry Brown, denounced CNN as a distress for the Napa region. This will help to quickly get help from Washington into the affected areas.
Governor of California, Jerry Brown, denounced CNN as a distress for the Napa region. This will help to quickly get help from Washington into the affected areas.
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The center of the quake lay six kilometers southwest of the Napa wine region, about 75 kilometers from San Francisco and more than 80 kilometers from Sacramento, as the US earthquake reserve reported. About 100,000 people were affected. Approximately 60 lighter aftershocks were measured, one of them reached the strength of 3.6.
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According to the newspaper "Los Angeles Times", most victims had suffered minor injuries such as cuts or bruises and were released again after treatment.
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CNN showed pictures of damaged buildings, and fires broke out again and again.
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"I thought this was" The Big One "," Craig Chan told CNN. "I have spent my whole life in San Francisco, and whenever it quivers more than ten seconds, you think: Now it's time."
"I thought this was" The Big One "," Craig Chan told CNN. "I have spent my whole life in San Francisco, and whenever it quivers more than ten seconds, you think: Now it's time."
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For generations, the people of California have feared "The Big One" - the overpowering big quake. The earthquake from Sunday morning was, according to several media reports, the most severe quake in the region since the Loma-Prieta quake near San Francisco 1989 with a strength of 6.9. At that time, 63 people were killed and massive damage occurred.
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