An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 jolted Southern California, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was centered 11 miles from Ridgecrest, where a magnitude 6.4 quake struck on Thursday.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has jolted Southern California, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
If the preliminary magnitude is correct, it would be the largest Southern California quake in 20 years.Seismologists say there have been 1,700 aftershocks in the wake of the strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years but the chances of another large temblor are diminishing. The ShakeAlert LA app was designed to notify users of magnitudes of 5.0 or greater and when a separate intensity scale predicts potentially damaging shaking.
Mayor’s office spokeswoman Andrea Garcia also says the lower magnitude threshold has been in the planning stages and an update to the system is expected this month.A vigorous aftershock sequence is following the strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years.
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