Published time: August 24, 2014 11:12
Edited time: August 24, 2014 14:46
image from http://earthquake.usgs.gov
Power outages have been reported in North Bay area of San Francisco and around the city of Napa, after California was shaken by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake. Eyewitnesses say windows were shattered in the affected area.
At least 15,000 customers were left without power across Northern California, the utility provider Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s map showed following the massive quake.
The 6.0 quake struck at 3:20 am (10:20 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. Its epicenter was 6 kilometers from American Canyon and 9 kilometers from the city of Napa, at a depth of 10.8 kilometers from the surface.
Residents of the cities of San Francisco, some 40 miles away, and Davis, just over 70 miles away, quickly took…