Preface to the Focus Section on the 24 August 2014 Magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake

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Research Article| March 01, 2015 Preface to the Focus Section on the 24 August 2014 Magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake Erol Kalkan Erol Kalkan U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.ekalkan@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Erol Kalkan U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A.ekalkan@usgs.gov Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2015) 86 (2A): 307–308. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150023 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Erol Kalkan; Preface to the Focus Section on the 24 August 2014 Magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2015;; 86 (2A): 307–308. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150023 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search On 24 August 2014, a Mw 6.0 earthquake struck northern California. Its epicenter was located 9 km south‐southwest of the city of Napa, which was impacted drastically by the event. The recorded peak horizontal ground acceleration in downtown Napa was as high as 62%g. This earthquake was the largest earthquake to strike northern California during the past 25 years, since the 1989 Mw 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake. The South Napa earthquake killed one and injured approximately 200, and it caused significant damage to residential construction and famous wineries in Napa and the surrounding areas. This Seismological... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.