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Californians report a sizable Fourth of July earthquake
The USGS reports a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 for the earthquake centered near Ridgecrest, California. Some people in parts of California and Nevada say it's the strongest they've felt in some time.
The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years left scattered damage Thursday morning and was felt from Las Vegas to Orange County, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake, with a magnitude of 6.4, was centered near Ridgecrest, a community west of the Mojave Desert and about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
At least 159 aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded after the earthquake, according to USGS Seismologist Robert Graves. The largest of them were magnitude 4.6.
Lucy Jones of the USGS called it a "robust" series and said there is a 50% chance of another large quake in the next week.
As Ridgecrest Mayor Peggy Breeden spoke to CNN on Thursday afternoon, an aftershock interrupted the interview.
Read More: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/04/us/southern-california-earthquake/index.html
Californians report a sizable Fourth of July earthquake
The USGS reports a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 for the earthquake centered near Ridgecrest, California. Some people in parts of California and Nevada say it’s the strongest they’ve felt in some time.
The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years left scattered damage Thursday morning and was felt from Las Vegas to Orange County, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake, with a magnitude of 6.4, was centered near Ridgecrest, a community west of the Mojave Desert and about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
At least 159 aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded after the earthquake, according to USGS Seismologist Robert Graves. The largest of them were magnitude 4.6.
Lucy Jones of the USGS called it a “robust” series and said there is a 50% chance of another large quake in the next week.
As Ridgecrest Mayor Peggy Breeden spoke to CNN on Thursday afternoon, an aftershock interrupted the interview.
Read More: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/04/us/southern-california-earthquake/index.html
