BAKERSFIELD,CA- Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for the part of northern California hit by the strongest earthquake in the bay area in 25 years.
The cleanup is underway after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rattled homes and buildings just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The quaqke's epicenter was about 6 miles from the popular tourist town of napa.
The shaking damaged more than 100 buildings and homes, ignited fires, and ruptured water mains and gas lines.
Close to 200 people were injured, and 6 critically. One of the critically injured was a child who was hit by debris from a collapsed fireplace. The child was airlifted to UC Davis medical center.
Bakersfield resident Charlene Dehoog was in Berkeley at the time of the quake.
"The house felt like it was kind of rolling and I didn't know what it was. At first it felt like someone was trying to break in, we're like what is going on. And the doors were rattling and like the books were shaking. And we were kind of freaking out and it last for like 45 seconds and the house just kept on rolling and rolling and rolling like you were on like a roller coaster," said Dehoog.
Dehoog traveled north to go to the San Fransisco 49ers game.
Bakersfield resident Deborah Chambers was in San Francisco visiting her mother when the earthquake struck.
"It woke me up. The house was kind of rolling and shaking and my mom's house is in the marina district where it's all on landfill so it's kind of just like sitting on jello. That's kind of how it felt like I was on a plate of jello."
Also in the area was Bakersfield resident Amanda De La Garza. She's was in San Francisco celebrating her 25th birthday.
"Literally our bed shook back and forth for what felt like for what felt like a minute. It woke both and my fiance up. I was freaking out," said De La Garza.
All three Bakersfield residents say there was no damage where they were.
"When you're from here you kind of get used to the idea that you're house is going to shake every once in a while so you don't think too much of it until you wake up and see the news later saying that stuff is broken," said Chambers.
The cleanup is underway after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rattled homes and buildings just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The quaqke's epicenter was about 6 miles from the popular tourist town of napa.
The shaking damaged more than 100 buildings and homes, ignited fires, and ruptured water mains and gas lines.
Close to 200 people were injured, and 6 critically. One of the critically injured was a child who was hit by debris from a collapsed fireplace. The child was airlifted to UC Davis medical center.
Bakersfield resident Charlene Dehoog was in Berkeley at the time of the quake.
"The house felt like it was kind of rolling and I didn't know what it was. At first it felt like someone was trying to break in, we're like what is going on. And the doors were rattling and like the books were shaking. And we were kind of freaking out and it last for like 45 seconds and the house just kept on rolling and rolling and rolling like you were on like a roller coaster," said Dehoog.
Dehoog traveled north to go to the San Fransisco 49ers game.
Bakersfield resident Deborah Chambers was in San Francisco visiting her mother when the earthquake struck.
"It woke me up. The house was kind of rolling and shaking and my mom's house is in the marina district where it's all on landfill so it's kind of just like sitting on jello. That's kind of how it felt like I was on a plate of jello."
Also in the area was Bakersfield resident Amanda De La Garza. She's was in San Francisco celebrating her 25th birthday.
"Literally our bed shook back and forth for what felt like for what felt like a minute. It woke both and my fiance up. I was freaking out," said De La Garza.
All three Bakersfield residents say there was no damage where they were.
"When you're from here you kind of get used to the idea that you're house is going to shake every once in a while so you don't think too much of it until you wake up and see the news later saying that stuff is broken," said Chambers.