California Wine Country Hit by Strongest Quake Since 1989
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The strongest earthquake to hit northern California in 25 years rocked the state’s wine-country region, damaging historic buildings and sending residents scurrying from their homes.
The 6.1-magnitude quake in the Napa-Sonoma County region was reported at 3:20 a.m. local time. Its epicenter was 51 miles (82 kilometers) southwest of Sacramento, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement on its website.