The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a preliminary magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Southern California Friday morning.
The quake happened at 6:11 Friday morning near Ridgecrest, CA.
4.9 mag – 8km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA @ 06:11 on 07/12/19 https://t.co/9tLTpzvL4A
— CA Earthquake Bot (@quakebot_ca) July 12, 2019
A week ago, Ridgecrest suffered two major earthquakes. The first, a 6.4 magnitude on the Fourth of July. Seismologists later called the 6.4 a foreshock to a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred the following day, also in the Ridgecrest area.
