July 07, 2019

Anna Murray 

On Thursday July 4, 2019, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California at a depth of 11km near Ridgecrest City. According to the emergency officials, the damage was not as bad as expected. Most households had their power restored soon after as well as the roads were available for the citizens in a timely manner.

The next day, another earthquake registering 7.1 at the shallow depth of 0.9km rattled nearly at the same place.

As requested by California Governor Gavin Newsom, Presidential Emergency Declaration and Federal Aid were involved in assisting the victims. He also mentioned, there were only minor injuries; no major infrastructure damages were reported.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake on Friday night was about 10 times larger than that on Thursday. The shaking could be felt as far as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Baja California and Reno.

Last major earthquake happened in California was dated in 1994 with 6.7 magnitude. The epicenter was in Los Angeles, so the damage was more severe.

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