{"id":373762,"date":"2026-06-25T00:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373762\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:23:10","slug":"northern-california-earthquake-destroys-thousands-of-dollars-in-store-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373762\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern California earthquake destroys thousands of dollars in store merchandise"},"content":{"rendered":"

The powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted Northern California on Wednesday morning<\/a> sent bottles and other merchandise flying off store shelves, new video shows.<\/p>\n

The quake struck in Mendocino County, about 7 miles north of Redwood Valley and east of Willits, at 8:10 a.m., officials said.<\/p>\n

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Dramatic video from Upper Lake Grocery in Upper Lake captured the moment the quake struck<\/a>, sending wine bottles crashing to the floor and leaving spilled liquid and shattered glass strewn across the aisles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One store owner reported thousands of dollars in damage after products were tossed from shelves, ABC7 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Redwood Valley Market owner Alex Chehada picks up items that fell off the shelves. Kent Porter\/The Press Democrat via AP<\/p>\n

Redwood Valley Market employee Cesar Perez told the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> that the earthquake caused \u201ca lot\u201d of damage, particularly in the deli section.<\/p>\n

Residents also reported dishwashers popping open on their own, drawers flying out and dishes and plates cracking during the violent shaking.<\/p>\n

The alert was issued before the quake\u2019s magnitude was later updated to 5.6. Vintage Queen’s Boutique<\/p>\n

Additional footage from stores in Willits showed aisles littered with fallen merchandise as businesses dealt with the aftermath of the quake.<\/p>\n

Several grocery stores temporarily closed while crews assessed the damage.<\/p>\n

Chehada looks at items which fell off the shelves. Kent Porter\/The Press Democrat via AP<\/p>\n

Officials said some injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

A release from the Mendocino County Executive Office said there were no known major damages despite the widespread disruptions.<\/p>\n

Several stores temporarily closed while crews assessed damage. Redwood Valley Market<\/p>\n

The quake was felt far beyond the epicenter, with reports of shaking across parts of the Bay Area, including Sonoma, Walnut Creek and as far south as San Jose.<\/p>\n

Power outages affected thousands of customers across the community, according to PG&E\u2019s outage map<\/a>, and some residents also experienced interruptions to water service.<\/p>\n

Many Californians received a ShakeAlert notification on their phones moments after the earthquake, warning of a magnitude 6.0 tremor in Mendocino County.<\/p>\n

The alert was issued before the quake\u2019s magnitude was later updated to 5.6.<\/p>\n

Downtown is seen from this drone view in Mendocino. MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The US Geological Survey said about 80,000 people experienced moderate to very strong shaking, while roughly 10 million people felt weak to light tremors.<\/p>\n

Seismologists later identified the event as the likely main shock in an earthquake sequence that included 44 seismic events.<\/p>\n

According to the USGS, there is a 77% chance that at least one aftershock measuring magnitude 3.0 or greater will strike the area within the next week.<\/p>\n

More than a dozen aftershocks had already been recorded by Wednesday, most measuring below magnitude 2.5.<\/p>\n

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