6.0 earthquake hits Northern CA.

[The Franchise]

CNN) -*A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Eighty-seven patients have been treated or are being treated at Queen of the Valley Hospital following the early morning earthquake, according to the city of Napa. "There are three major injury cases," the city said on its website.

One "young child," a girl, is in critical condition, Napa Division Fire Chief John Callanan said at a news conference. She was hurt when a fireplace collapsed.

It was the strongest earthquake to hit the Bay Area since 1989, when a quake struck during the World Series.

Sunday's earthquake struck 4 miles northwest of American Canyon, 6 miles southwest of Napa, and 9 miles southeast of Sonoma, according to the USGS.

A water main ruptured in downtown Napa and a handful of structural fires broke out, according to the Napa city fire department. Some Napa historic buildings sustained extensive damage and at least 15,000 customers in and around Sonoma, Napa, and Santa Rosa lost power, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

KTVU*reported that two evacuation centers have been set up in the Napa Valley

The USGS estimated, based on their locations, that 15,000 people experienced severe shaking, 106,000 people felt very strong shaking, 176,000 felt strong shaking, and 738,000 felt moderate shaking.

Wine country hit

"I've got a lot of broken wine, being here in Napa," said Emily Massimi, who was woken up by the quake. "We tend to collect wine, so I have wine all over my kitchen, and glass, and pictures off the wall and books off of bookshelves," she told CNN.

ttp://news.msn.com/us/strong-california-quake-causes-injuries-damage

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by DanT

:lol:
Compared to a magnitude 6.0 earthquake, a 7.0 would have 10^1=10 times higher amplitude on the seismic waves, which would translate to 10^1.5=31.6 times more energy.

rep my ninja!!!!

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by Strongside

I was in Napa for vacation with the lady. I've never been in an earthquake before. I woke up thinking she was jumping on the bed. We'd been tasting all day and I was still a bit drunk and remember saying 'what the **** are you doing!?' Just as the lamp next to me flew off of the table. We had violent shaking for about 20 seconds or so and then it slowly eased off. Other than a near miss by a tornado a few years back it was the most terrifying 30 seconds of my life. It was paralyzing. Neither of us knew what to do...we read about safety measures before the trip, but completely froze up when the shit got real.

TL;DR : earthquakes suck.

oh shit!!!

sorry man....sucks you had to get literally the 1st bad one in 25 years...

how long you out for?

I should at least buy you guys a beer or something.....!

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

oh shit!!!

sorry man....sucks you had to get literally the 1st bad one in 25 years...

how long you out for?

I should at least buy you guys a beer or something.....!

Thanks man! We actually just made it back to KC late last night. We were in SF from Saturday to Thursday, and then spent the rest of our time in Napa.

I'm not sure why, but I've always had this expectation that SF was going to be this pristine, amazing place. While it was fun to visit and I had a great time, it was the dirtiest place I've ever seen. I saw a grown man shitting on an escalator, a naked woman laying outside of Saks 5th Avenue, and smelled more human excrement and urine than in a Chiefs post-game porta-potty.

Other than that, and the earthquake, it was a great trip that I'll carry great memories from. The 'quake included. We also found a kickass sports bar in SF called The Bus Stop that had a huge Chiefs crowd during the Panthers game, which was awesome.

[thabear04]

Originally Posted by Strongside

Thanks man! We actually just made it back to KC late last night. We were in SF from Saturday to Thursday, and then spent the rest of our time in Napa.

I'm not sure why, but I've always had this expectation that SF was going to be this pristine, amazing place. While it was fun to visit and I had a great time, it was the dirtiest place I've ever seen. I saw a grown man shitting on an escalator, a naked woman laying outside of Saks 5th Avenue, and smelled more human excrement and urine than in a Chiefs post-game porta-potty.

Other than that, and the earthquake, it was a great trip that I'll carry great memories from. The 'quake included. We also found a kickass sports bar in SF called The Bus Stop that had a huge Chiefs crowd during the Panthers game, which was awesome.

Yup San Fran is a dirty place you will see guys/women naked walking down the street or even ride that Trolley. Glad your back and safe in KC.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Strongside

Thanks man! We actually just made it back to KC late last night. We were in SF from Saturday to Thursday, and then spent the rest of our time in Napa.

I'm not sure why, but I've always had this expectation that SF was going to be this pristine, amazing place. While it was fun to visit and I had a great time, it was the dirtiest place I've ever seen. I saw a grown man shitting on an escalator, a naked woman laying outside of Saks 5th Avenue, and smelled more human excrement and urine than in a Chiefs post-game porta-potty.

Other than that, and the earthquake, it was a great trip that I'll carry great memories from. The 'quake included. We also found a kickass sports bar in SF called The Bus Stop that had a huge Chiefs crowd during the Panthers game, which was awesome.

lol wut

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

lol wut

Apparently pooing on the escalators there is a common thing. I was doing some research on my experience and came across this:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...rs-3735981.php

When work crews pulled open a broken BART escalator at San Francisco's Civic Center Station last month, they found so much human excrement in its works they had to call a hazardous-materials team.

Stay classy, San Francisco.

[RobBlake]

Please don't tell me you went to castro district... lol

Yeah there are a lot of homeless people there.

I've only been to san fran twice and i live two and a half hours away or so. I only go there for concerts lol

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

Please don't tell me you went to castro district... lol

Yeah there are a lot of homeless people there.

I've only been to san fran twice and i live two and a half hours away or so. I only go there for concerts lol

I went all over the city. Everywhere. The Castro is the gay community. It's not my thing but it certainly wasn't even close to the worst areas we saw. SOMA and Civic Center areas were pretty gross, as was Union Square. The worst, obviously, was The Tenderloin neighborhood. People dying...literally dying...on the sidewalk. People smoking crack in broad daylight, like it's legal. It was nuts. Someone told us not to go there, so we went there, lol. Personally, my favorite areas were Russian Hill, North Beach and the presidio.