More than a thousand aftershocks have followed Friday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake. There’s reportedly an average of one aftershock per minute. The Los Angeles Times writes:
Friday night’s quake caused some fires and other damage in and around Ridgecrest and Trona, two Mojave Desert towns shaken by both quakes, said Mark Ghilarducci, director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The quake was felt as far away as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Baja California and Reno.
“With everything shaking, things are falling. … I felt safer outside.”
A Ridgecrest, California, resident says she and her friend decided to spend the night outside on her driveway after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake. https://t.co/fw88DU1OI1 pic.twitter.com/vaiFWR1qbt
— CNN (@CNN) July 6, 2019
California governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency. Donald Trump has not weighed in yet about whether there will be any federal aid.
A new, powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California late Friday, one day after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the region on the Fourth of July. https://t.co/lDZZOYGqZ4 pic.twitter.com/FBuIAoKZo5
— ABC News (@ABC) July 6, 2019
Renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones says the area isn’t necessarily out of the woods yet.
Yes, we estimate that there's about a 1 in 10 chance that Searles Valley will see another M7. That is a 9 in 10 chance that tonight's M7.1 was the largest.
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) July 6, 2019
Take a look at the latest from CBS at the top.
