Southern California was rocked by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with authorities warning that the temblor, the largest in two decades, might not be the day\u2019s last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local authorities emphasized that the end of the earthquake did not mean residents were yet in the clear, however President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that \u201cAll seems to be very much under control!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caltech seismologist Lucy Jones told a press conference that residents \u201cwill continue having a lot of aftershocks,\u201d adding that dozens had already occurred and that some may be as strong as magnitude five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emergency responders did not immediately report mass injuries or any deaths, but USGS seismologist Rob Graves said that \u201cthis earthquake is large enough that the shaking could have caused damage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake was the largest in Southern California since 1999 when the 7.1-magnitude Hector Mine quake struck the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, according to The Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire department in Kern County, which encompasses Ridgecrest, reported it was \u201cworking nearly 2 dozens incidents ranging from medical assistance to structure fires in and around the city\u201d and that evacuations were underway at the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The San Bernardino County Fire Department meanwhile said that \u201cbuildings and roads have sustained varying degrees of damage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This included \u201cbuildings with minor cracks; broken water mains; power lines down; rock slides on certain roads,\u201d but no injuries or fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake struck at a depth of 5.4 miles in the vast desert region, lasting multiple seconds.Its epicenter was located in or on the edge of the US Navy\u2019s sprawling desert bomb testing range known as China Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Naval Air Weapons Station covers 1.1 million acres and strictly controls the airspace above it. Inside, the Navy develops and tests missiles, bombs, artillery shells and other war ordnance, and the aircraft used to deliver it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An official at China Lake said there was \u201csubstantial damage\u201d to their facilities, including fires, water leaks and spills of hazardous materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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