Northeastern California was hit with a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled many stores. It mainly hit the Napa Valley including San Francisco and the wineries or olive oil stores. With the drought that is still going this earthquake put a major deficit in the wine industry and an overall loss of about $100 million worth of business revenue in the surrounding area. The earthquake is the biggest in the area in 25 years and many historic buildings are deemed unsafe to enter right now. There is the possibilities for aftershocks and therefore Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency to help relieve some of the residents and make sure everyone is safe.
All along the state of California there are breaks in the Earth's surface that might rub against each other and spring up suddenly, these breaks are called faults and the exact location of the springs are called fault lines
An initial report is out right now that this earthquake was caused by the Franklin fault line. The most dangerous fault line in California is usually the San Andreas fault line and it is also the most famous. There might be an actual conclusion of which fault caused the earthquake within a few days.
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