Earthquake in California

[Content Note: Earthquake; injuries; destruction.]

A 6.0 earthquake hit Northern California around 3:20am Sunday morning, injuring dozens of people and causing extensive damage:
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after the South Napa Earthquake, which struck about 3:20 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was located about six miles south-southwest of Napa, California, and 51 miles west-southwest of the state capital, Sacramento. Officials have variously referred to the earthquake's magnitude as 6.0 and 6.1.

The earthquake was the largest one to shake the Bay Area since the 1989 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake. Dozens of aftershocks followed.

...At least 120 people were treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, hospital officials told ABC News. Only a handful of patients needed to be hospitalized.

Six of those people suffered critical injuries, including the child hurt by the fireplace, who was flown to UC Davis Medical Center for further treatment, said hospital president Walt Mickens. The child was in stable condition.
Emergency personnel are stretched thin, as 15,000 people were left without power immediately after the quake, multiple fires had to be fought, and a number of water main leaks were also reported.

It is remarkable and fantastic that there are no reported casualties, and I hope that it stays that way.

There's going to be a lot of clean-up, and I know people will be looking for ways to help. We've got some Shakers in that region, so if anyone who's there would like to tell us the best ways to help, please feel very welcome and encouraged to do so in comments.

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