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A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Friday night, the second in less than two days.

The quake was centered near Ridgecrest, location of the July 4th 6.4 magnitude temblor that was the largest in nearly 20 years.

That quake caused minor damage and injuries around the epicenter.

This quake was much larger.

When Thursday’s quake hit, scientists had warned that it could lead to a larger quake. Ridgecrest had been rattled by numerous aftershocks over the last day, including a 5.4 magnitude temblor on Friday morning.

This quake was larger than the destructive 1994 Northridge quake, which measured 6.6 magnitude. But that temblor occurred in an urban area, while this week’s huge quakes occurred 100 miles from L.A.

naednek wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:13 am just natures way of getting rid of the dodgers. Just a few more should do it...

gbasden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:34 am I grew up in Ridgecrest and have been getting my parent's house ready to sell. I have no idea what two major earthquakes back to back have done to it. :/

gbasden wrote:I grew up in Ridgecrest and have been getting my parent's house ready to sell. I have no idea what two major earthquakes back to back have done to it. :/

Biyobi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:46 pm As with the one on the 4th, there was a brief discussion about getting off the couch.

Drazzil wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:10 pm

Biyobi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:46 pm As with the one on the 4th, there was a brief discussion about getting off the couch.

Me too!

Newcastle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:30 pm Thankfully its behind us.

I didn't care for this, because they were slow rollers. The type where you doubted yourself and made you think you were having a dizzy spell.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:54 am "Seen from space" doesn't mean what it used to.