The next Napa earthquake could be much bigger, scientists find

The next Napa earthquake could be much bigger, scientists find

The magnitude 6 earthquake that shook the Napa Valley in August 2014 was the strongest the region had felt in more than 20 years. But the next earthquake in the area could be much stronger, according to preliminary research from the University of California, Davis, pres

“South Napa” M6.0 earthquake mapped from space

“South Napa” M6.0 earthquake mapped from space

ESA's fledgling satellite Sentinel-1A has been used to map the rupture caused by strong M6.0 earthquake that hit San Francisco Bay Area on August 24, 2014, the largest earthquake to impact the Bay Area since the 1989 M6.9 Loma Prieta earthqu