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August 26, 2015

Lessons from Napa quake, one year later

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Associated Press Writer

The 6.0 magnitude quake that woke the placid wine town of Napa at 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2014 was the strongest quake to hit the San Francisco Bay area in a quarter-century. It killed one person and injured 200 as bricks and furniture — and wine bottles — toppled onto sleeping families. One year later, the signs of lingering damage are minimal: a wobbly winery building here, a shrouded, Victorian-era downtown facade awaiting repairs there.

Some of the lessons and memories to come out of the quake are more lasting, however. The Associated Press talked to a seismologist, a city leader and a historic wine family about key things to know about the Napa quake, one year on.


 
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