--- description: The worst earthquake in California's Napa Valley in 25 years left scores injured and widespread damage in its wake title: Northern California Earthquake Leaves Area Devastated image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9889b6cbd629ab/6986a0a93617601e0f90d93f/4540757841.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [natural disaster](/tag/natural-disaster/) ## natural disaster Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Northern California Earthquake Leaves Area Devastated by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 24, 2014 6:08 PM CUT  A building is seen destroyed following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014 in Napa, Calif. A building is seen destroyed following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014 in Napa, Calif.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 24, 2014 6:08 PM CUT  A building is seen destroyed following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014 in Napa, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  A California Highway Patrol officer redirects traffic from a buckled section of California's Highway 12 near Sonoma, Calif. Peter DaSilva—EPA  A reporter in front of the damaged Vintners Collective multi-winery tasting room in Napa, Calif. Eric Risberg—AP  Napa County firefighters spray foam on hot spots from a fire at a mobile home park following the earthquake, in Napa, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Nina Quidit cleans up the Dollar Plus and Party Supplies Store in American Canyon Calif. Alex Washburn—AP  Workers clean up piles of bottles that were thrown from the shelves at Van's Liquors in Napa, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Olive oil and vinegar seeps from Lucero Olive Oil's tasting room in Napa, Calif. Noah Berger—AP  A pedestrian walks by a mobile home that shifted off of its foundation in Napa, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3169458/northern-california-earthquake-napa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3169458/northern-california-earthquake-napa/"},"headline":"Northern California Earthquake Leaves Area Devastated","datePublished":"2014-08-24T18:08:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:51.018Z","description":"The worst earthquake in California's Napa Valley in 25 years left scores injured and widespread damage in its wake","url":"https://time.com/3169458/northern-california-earthquake-napa/","keywords":["natural disaster","California","Earthquake"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9889b6cbd629ab/6986a0a93617601e0f90d93f/4540757841.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9889b6cbd629ab/6986a0a93617601e0f90d93f/4540757841.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"6.0 Earthquake Rattles Northern California","caption":"6.0 Earthquake Rattles Northern California","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/natural-disaster/","name":"natural disaster"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3169458/northern-california-earthquake-napa/","name":"Northern California Earthquake Leaves Area Devastated"}}]}] ```