2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock

ENN
Aug 19, 2016, 1:01 pm49 pts
Nearly two years ago, on August 24, 2014, just south of Napa, California, a fault in the Earth suddenly slipped, violently shifting and splitting huge blocks of solid rock, 6 miles below the surface. The underground upheaval generated severe shaking at the surface, lasting 10 to 20 seconds. When the shaking…

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