“Northern California
earthquake the strongest in 25 years”
By: Josh Levs, Susanna
Capelouto, and Carma Hassan
Source: CNN
An earthquake with a
magnitude of 6.0 hit Northern California early this morning at 3:20am. It
struck six miles southwest of Napa. Luckily no one was killed but at least 150
were wounded and three critically injured, including a child who got hurt when
a fireplace collapsed. Many buildings collapsed, homes were destroyed and fires
broke out. The fires continued to grow because of the lack of water since there
were at least sixty water main breaks in the area. There have been reports of
six major fires and many mobile homes were burned down. The local high school
is now used as a shelter for those without homes. There have been reports of
over 60 aftershocks, their magnitudes ranging from 0.6 to 3.6.
The general public should
read this article for multiple reasons. One reason is that they should know the
magnitude of the earthquake in order to be aware of how immense the damages
could be. Two, this news article could help people realize how close the
earthquake was and be grateful that they were not present there during the
disaster. Although, the best reason for reading this article would be for the
public to start preparing themselves for an earthquake if it happens in again,
God forbid. I am sure everyone has heard about the “Big One”, the enormous earthquake
that could happen at any moment. Some could think of the earthquake this
morning as a sign for the people to start organizing themselves in order to be
prepared for the next earthquake.
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