Willits Grocery Outlet to reopen Wednesday morning after June earthquake damage

Two individuals joyfully push open a store's automatic doors, smiling as they enter. — David McKinney, left, and Karin McKinney, right, ensure the doors will open for the return of their customers on Wednesday in the Grocery Outlet they own in Willits, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2026. The store is reopening after it was forced to close when its warehouse sustained damage in a 5.6 earthquake in June. (Savana Robinson/Bay City News)

WILLITS, CA., 8/11/26 — The Grocery Outlet in Willits is set to reopen Wednesday morning, more than a month after an earthquake caused the store to close due to damage to the warehouse.

On June 24 at 8:10 a.m., a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck six miles north of Redwood Valley according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake caused a power outage in the northern portion of Mendocino County, including in Willits where multiple shops had to close temporarily, not only from the power outage but also from inventory loss or other damage.