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Biggest earthquake in 20 years rocks Southern California, strong aftershocks expected
July 04,2019
A powerful earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude rocked Southern California on Thursday, marking the strongest earthquake in the region since 1999, officials said.
"We will continue to have a lot of aftershocks," seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones warned at a news conference following the quake.
A magnitude 5 aftershock is likely, Jones said.
The Fourth of July quake, which struck at about 10:30 a.m. local time, was centered in a remote area near Searles Valley in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
In Kern County, the quake has sparked fires as well as evacuations at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital and some apartment buildings, officials said.
The mayor of Ridgecrest confirmed to ABC News that they have declared a state of emergency in the city.
So far, 86 earthquakes have occurred just northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the National Weather Service office in Las Vegas.
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