2000 Yountville earthquake

Earthquake in California May 2025 February 2025 2000 Yountville earthquake USA California 1 California 38.40 -122.30 Yountville 100 Green pog.svg California 38.38 -122.41 Bullseye1.png 40 290 right 2000 09 03 01:36 PDT 2000-09-03 08:36:30 5.0 w y VII 9.4 km mi 0 us Strike-slip North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) California, United States $10–50 million 38.38 N 122.41 W 0.5 g 41 injured 1739620 usp0009zmm The 2000 Yountville earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5 on a previously unmapped fault, about 3 mi km south southwest of Yountville, California in the Mayacamas Mountain Range under Mount Veeder and about 9 mi km south northwest of Napa, California. It occurred at 01:36 PDT (08:36 UTC) on September 3.M5.0 – Northern California https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0009zmm#general_summary United States Geological Survey Earthquake The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.4 km on a northwest-oriented fault and with a right-lateral strike-slip motion.Brief Report on the September 3, 2000 Yountville/Napa, California Earthquake http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/yountville-napa_sep-2000.html E. Miranda H Aslani J. A. Blume Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center August 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180135/http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/yountville-napa_sep-2000.html September 3, 2014 dead The epicenter of the earthquake was near the West Napa Fault, a previously unmarked fault.Wesling John R. Hanson Kathryn L. Mapping of the West Napa Fault zone for input into the Northern California Quaternary Fault Database https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQAG0002.pdf United States Geological Survey 25 August 2014 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113933/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQAG0002.pdf 26 August 2014 dead Jensen Peter A lesser fault line blamed for Sunday's earthquake Napa Valley Register Lee Enterprises, Inc. Napa, CA August 31, 2014 http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/a-lesser-fault-line-blamed-for-sunday-s-earthquake/article_6323d869-381c-5298-bac8-fbb228b0e9b5.html August 31, 2014 Damage Several unreinforced masonry buildings in downtown Napa suffered exterior damage as a result of the earthquake. Sixteen buildings were red tagged following the event and 168 were yellow tagged. Tansey Bernadette Dozens Injured in Napa Quake / Many homeless as hundreds of buildings damaged by 5.2 temblor on unknown fault San Francisco Chronicle Napa, CA September 4, 2000 http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dozens-Injured-In-Napa-Quake-Many-homeless-as-3302981.php Although the magnitude of the primary event was considered moderate, shaking was intensified in the city of Napa and surrounding area due to the sedimentary soil on the floor of the valley. Courtney Kevin Shake up call Napa Valley Register Lee Enterprises, Inc. Napa, CA September 2, 2001 http://napavalleyregister.com/news/shake-up-call/article_7629d688-2300-5393-b944-fb7c0c23b658.html The earthquake caused an interruption of power to approximately 10,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers. Several hundred houses suffered toppled or cracked chimneys and several instances of broken plumbing due to toppled water heaters were reported. Transportation infrastructure in the affected area did not suffer any significant damage from the earthquake. Yanshinsky Mark Performance of Transportation Systems During the 9/3/2000 Yountville Earthquake 2001 California Department of Transportation http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/earthquake_engineering/Research/Napa.pdf See also California List of earthquakes in 2000 List of earthquakes in California List of earthquakes in the United States References PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200313112456/ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/data/pager/catalogs/ dead 2020-03-13 September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 External links USGS The September 3, 2000 Yountville Earthquake USGS Shakemap 2000 Category:2000 earthquakes 2000 in California Category:September 2000 in the United States Category:Geology of Napa County, California Category:History of Napa County, California Category:Mayacamas Mountains Category:Yountville, California Category:2000 natural disasters in the United States