Thursday, May 12, 2005

Geologists Think Fault in Solano County Capable of Strong Quake

From KXTV News Channel 10

An earthquake early Sunday morning in Napa County has geologists rethinking about the probabilities of a strong temblor along the Green Valley Fault in Solano County.

At 1:44 a.m. Sunday, the strike-slip fault shuddered at a spot 10 miles northwest of Fairfield, in remote section of southern Napa County. It registered a magnitude 4.1 and originated at a depth of six miles below the earth's surface.

Residents in Fairfield and Vacaville said they felt the temblor but there were no reports of damage. >>MORE>>

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