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Another Powerful Earthquake Hits near Ridgecrest


2019 Ridgecrest Earthquakes

When the quake struck, the townspeople of Ridgecrest felt the violent shaking through their feet and body. About 65 children, 17 musicians, and 400 audience ...

As Aftershocks Rattle Southern California, a More Powerful ...

The quake, centered on Ridgecrest, west of Death Valley, was the strongest to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years. The effects could be ...

Magnitude 5.5 quake may be 2019 Ridgecrest aftershock | wusa9.com

RIDGECREST, Calif — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has jolted the region of California desert where a powerful quake last summer was followed by ...

Earthquakes: The 'Big One' Might Hit the Midwest – Not California

California saw its two biggest earthquakes in decades this month when a magnitude 6.4 quake hit on July 4 near Ridgecrest, Calif., followed by a magnitude 7.1 ...

New powerful quake rocks Ridgecrest, felt in Los Angeles ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake with a magnitude as high as 7.1 hit at 8:19 p.m. Friday and was centered 11 miles from Ridgecrest, ...

For Ridgecrest, the 'earthquake capital of the world,' temblors shake ...

Ridgecrest is shaken by its second major earthquake in two days. People slept outside and assessed the damage, and some saw the quakes as a ...

California Earthquake Probability Map | CRMP

While the San Andreas is Southern California's most well-known fault, earthquakes in the region also happen on other, smaller faults. In 1994, the magnitude 6.7 ...

Rarest Fish on Earth Rode Out 10-Foot Waves When Ridgecrest ...

The rarest fish on Earth swam for their lives when a powerful earthquake rattled Ridgecrest earlier this month. The magnitude 7.1 quake that ...

Seismic hazard increased following 2019 Ridgecrest event

Seismologists used a recently developed model to forecast aftershocks following the recent Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. Their findings revealed a short-term ...

Powerful 6.4 magnitude quake hits near city of Ridgecrest

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck southern California, one of the most powerful to hit the region in nearly 20 years.

Five Years After the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence - USGS.gov

On July 4th, 2019, as millions of Southern Californians looked forward to fireworks and other celebrations, earthquake shaking rumbled ...

The 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence

It was the first major earthquake to happen in southern CA since the 1999 M7. · The 30+ hour time delay between the M6.

The Mw7.1 – 2019 Ridgecrest (California) Earthquake Sequence

The Mw6.4 ruptured toward the southwest and turned out to be a foreshock of the main event in the sequence – the July 5 Mw 7.1 magnitude ...

A second earthquake hit Southern California in as many days

RIDGECREST, Calif. — A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake swayed buildings and cracked foundations in Southern California on Friday night ...

Ridgecrest California Earthquakes | A report from the home front

It is my friend who lives in Bakersfield, approximately 100 miles to the west of Ridgecrest across the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mike tells me ...

California earthquakes: Ridgecrest survived two major shakers. How?

The isolated California city of Ridgecrest saw minimal damage despite being close to the epicenter of two major earthquakes.

Man reaches into fissure after earthquakes split the ground ... - ABC13

RIDGECREST, Calif. -- A Ridgecrest man assessing the damage in Kern County after two powerful earthquakes rocked the region used a giant ...

'Your house is gone.' Ridgecrest residents survey damage after ...

... in Ridgecrest a day earlier by the largest earthquake to strike the region in years.Beads of sweat ran down his face as he pointed to a pile ...

Man reaches into fissure after earthquakes split the ground in ...

RIDGECREST, Calif. -- A Ridgecrest man assessing the damage in Kern County after two powerful earthquakes rocked the region used a giant ...

Ridgecrest earthquake damage: Burglaries, fires after Friday's ...

There are no fatalities or major injuries in Ridgecrest in connection with Friday night's earthquake. No first responders were injured. There ...