Northern California earthquake: restaurant with magnitude 5.5 earthquake stones
Dramatic moment 5.5 quake collapses Northern California resort, destroying restaurant – with residents shaken by second 5.2 quake less than 12 hours later
- An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was reported Thursday afternoon in the Plumas County area of Northern California
- Less than 12 hours later, residents experienced another 5.2-magnitude earthquake
- It comes as experts warn the ‘Big One’ could strike within the next seven years
Northern California has been ravaged by two powerful earthquakes in the past 24 hours, causing a resort to visibly shake.
A magnitude 5.5 quake was reported Thursday afternoon and originated in Lake Almanor, in Plumas County.
The nearby Plumas Pines Resort was destroyed after the earthquake and had to close due to the damage.
CCTV footage captured the moment the earthquake hit the area, with the entire building appearing to move as objects were thrown across the room.
On Friday morning, the area experienced another quake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale.
Staff braced themselves as the powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Plumas Pines Resort
The two quakes erupted in the same Northern California lake that has been the center of recent tremors
Photos taken after the earthquake show a large amount of plates, liquor bottles and food scattered on the floors.
The resort said in a social media post Thursday morning: “Due to the recent earthquake and the loss and damage our restaurant has suffered, we are closed tonight and tomorrow morning.
“We will reassess the rest of our weekend after we can clean up and really determine what was lost! Thank you for your patience and we hope to serve you soon!’
The resort said the second quake had wreaked havoc again, but was not as bad as Thursday.
According to the USGS, the epicenter of Friday morning’s quake was about four miles from Earth’s surface, and so far nearly 1,000 people have reported feeling the quake.
After yesterday’s earthquake, the kitchen of the restaurant was in chaos
No one was injured at the resort, but they had to close to clean up after the earthquake
Photos shared on their social media page show the extent of the damage, with dozens of liquor bottles smashed
Locals helped staff at the resort clean up the restaurant, hoping things would return to normal before the weekend
On Thursday, KCRA Sacramento was on the air to present a weather segment as the afternoon earthquake hit.
Chief meteorologist Mark Finan stopped his report after the quake started, which he initially said he couldn’t feel.
Anchor Liza Gonzales says, “That’s an earthquake. The lights move around. It’s unusual that we feel that strongly here.
“That was extra shaking, the whole set was shaking.”
Pictured: Meteorologist Mark Finan looks at the ceiling in the studio after the earthquake hit Thursday afternoon
Finan then confirms it was an earthquake after searching the United States Geological Survey.
It comes after a leading expert said California’s Bay Area is overdue for a major earthquake that could devastate the area.
According to a United States Geological Survey (USGS) report, the catastrophic event is poised to strike within the next seven years, according to a United States Geological Survey (USGS) report.
The event could spell the end for the residents of scenic Alameda, an island in San Francisco Bay.
Speaking to a Bay Area newspaper, the director of earthquake science for USGS Christine Goulet said the city is at risk of collapse when an earthquake finally hits.
In recent years, earthquakes popularly categorized as “Big Ones” are somehow an exceedingly rare event, even in the Golden State, with the last notable being LA in 1994.
That event, known as the 1994 Northridge earthquake, lasted less than 20 seconds but caused millions of dollars in damage and killed 57 people.