Earthquake In California City. Earthquake Recorded in Kern County Felt in the Los Angeles Area. Emergency crews responded after southern California was hit by its most powerful earthquake in more than two decades.
A strong earthquake Wednesday shook the eastern Sierras, and was widely felt across California, from Sacramento to Los. Southern California was hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades on Thursday. Warnings that Southern California's July Fourth earthquake could be followed by a more intense seismic event came true Friday night when a City officials said the threshold for triggering alerts may have been set too high, and are considering notifying users of earthquakes of lower magnitude.
The quake registered near Ridgecrest, California, near Death Valley National Park, on Friday night.
Southern California was hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades on Thursday.
The towns with the lowest risk of earthquake danger in California are probably farther east — Pridmore recommends the northeastern corner of the state, the Colorado River region near Needles (San Bernardino County). Comparing today's earthquake with past California earthquakes caught on camera: YouTube - Caught on Tape: Dramatic Earthquake Videos YouTube Additional giveaways are planned. California Earthquake Map- Map showing the locations of all major earthquakes occurred in the history of California, USA.