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Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:08:00 +0200

Ron Mikulaco, left, and his nephew, Brad Fernandez, examine a crack caused by an earthquake on highway 178 Saturday, July 6, 2019, outside of Ridgecrest, Calif. Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking water and gas lines and other....

Ridgecrest takes brunt of California earthquake: It 'knocked us out of bed'

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 04:36:00 +0200

Ridgecrest has been the epicenter of both earthquakes that struck Southern California this week. First, a 6.4 magnitude quake hti the area Thursday. It turns out that earthquake was just a foreshock. The big one -- registering 7.1 -- hit late Friday. Nearly 3,000 residents in Ridgecrest were without power after the Friday quake, the reported.

Photos: A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Southern California, followed by aftershocks

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 02:22:00 +0200

Bottles of wine are strewn in the middle of an aisle as Victor Abdullatif, background center, mops inside of the Eastridge Market, his family’s store, Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Ridgecrest, Calif. Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking....

BC-US--California Earthq, 1066

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:36:00 +0200

Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press. Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake <
Officials in California expressed relief Saturday that damage to buildings, roadways and water and gas lines wasn't worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years....