Earthquake In California Ridgecrest. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. Friday's quake caused at least four structure fires, damage to roads and some minor injuries in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area, which was already trying to recover from the previous temblor.
More: This is how Southern California's latest earthquake was felt throughout Ridgecrest, Los Angeles, Las Vegas. California isn't being just cleanly carved along the San Andreas fault. Maximum shaking was estimated at MMI IX (violent).
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In terms of property damage and loss of human life, it.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. California is seismically active because it sits on the boundary of two giant tectonic plates, the Pacific and North American. The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list.