A large earthquake rolled through California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
ແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວ ຢູ່ແຄລີຟໍເນຍ ວັນທີ 24 ສິງຫາ 2014
![Bricks are in the street after a building was damaged during an earthquake in Napa, California, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/114cb83d-739a-4ca2-b625-68b9f8cb4f7f_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Bricks are in the street after a building was damaged during an earthquake in Napa, California, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
![Jean Meehan looks over the damage to her JHM Stamp and Collectibles store following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2a389238-e2d4-4e59-b1c0-172f11f0c2e6_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Jean Meehan looks over the damage to her JHM Stamp and Collectibles store following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.
![Jorge Sanchez looks over damage to the main post office following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f91a05e-e8c3-45b5-bf5f-a9346f93875e_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Jorge Sanchez looks over damage to the main post office following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.
![Bricks and fallen rubble cover a car with the old courthouse in the background following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/309d47bc-66b8-44ae-bddc-6704f8ff234f_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Bricks and fallen rubble cover a car with the old courthouse in the background following an earthquake in Napa, California, Aug. 24, 2014.