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7.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in southern California

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7.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in southern California


The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake late Friday with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 about 11 miles from Ridgecrest in the Mojave desert. The earthquake is just one day after a 6.4 earthquake struck the area, and Friday’s quake was along the same fault lines.

Friday’s quake struck at 8:19 p.m. PT. Kern County fire officials said there were no reports of fatalities. As of 10 p.m. ET, there were 1,800 people without power, officials said.

The quake shook downtown Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Fire Department reported “localized” power outages in the city as well as downed wires. There is no major damage to infastructure identified, the LAFD tweeted.

The quake was felt as far away as Las Vegas and Mexico, the USGS said.

More than 1,000 aftershocks have been recorded since Thursday’s earthquake.

Thursday’s quake is now known as a “foreshock” when an aftershock is larger than the originally quake. Lucy Jones of California Institute of Technology’s seismology lab said in a press conference Friday that a magnitude 6 aftershock would be “not surprising.”

“This is an earthquake sequence — it will be ongoing,” Jones said.

As of 10:30 p.m. PT, there were two aftershocks above a 5.0 magnitude, 16 above a 4.0 magnitude and over 50 above a 3.0 magnitude.

The probablity of another 6 magnitude is over 50%, Jones said. There is as high as an 11 percent chance there will be another 7 magnitude quake.

A tsunami warning is not expected.

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