Did You Feel It? Magnitude 6.4 Quake Rolls Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Ridgecrest in Kern County Thursday.
Those who felt the earthquake in different cities across Southern California took to social media to share videos and photos of different damage.
#Update: Incredible picture of a road ripped open just out from the town of #Trona in #California, after the 6.4 magnitude #earthquake has been felt in that region. pic.twitter.com/kz6ZpgLkdl
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) July 4, 2019
Crazy how long we rolled in this #quake #6.4 #Ridgcrest pic.twitter.com/dUftZZQIiQ
— Atomic???? ???????????????? (@USAatomicblonde) July 4, 2019
#nbc4la #earthquake From Ridgecrest pic.twitter.com/B4HhWeu6gZ
— EmilySalon (@Emilysalon) July 4, 2019
My dads liquor store in Ridgecrest (11 miles from the earthquake) ???? pic.twitter.com/4RC0mY3eha
— Zomo (@zomo_abd) July 4, 2019
It was pretty bad here in Ridgecrest, near the epicenter. My whole Star Wars Room is on the floor! pic.twitter.com/xHNYQ5j8sk
— Matthew Towler (@DarthTowler) July 4, 2019
Earthquake: 6.4 damaged a friend's window in El Monte. Share your pics with @CBSLA using #CBSLA #KCAL9 pic.twitter.com/Hp7L9PXCSB
— Juan Fernandez (@NewsJuan) July 4, 2019
My dads liquor store in Ridgecrest (11 miles from the earthquake) ???? pic.twitter.com/4RC0mY3eha
— Zomo (@zomo_abd) July 4, 2019
Earthquake in Camarillo at 6.4. #earthquake #CBSLA pic.twitter.com/AUv3owunsr
— Priya (@Priyonce01) July 4, 2019
My dad lives in Ridgecrest and felt strong ground shaking. I asked him to take pictures of any damage, see photos below (credit Adam Graehl).
— Nick Graehl (@nickgraehl) July 4, 2019
M 6.4 - 12km SW of Searles Valley, CAhttps://t.co/3e222a3nq8 pic.twitter.com/jaTt3GWLYw
#CBSLA from Pasadena... pic.twitter.com/XBSAYzWkHk
— Donna Elliot (@DonnaElliot7) July 4, 2019
Won't leave the bathtub after that earthquake #cbsla @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/itoFA5KCCx
— mackenzie (@kenzzzie_) July 4, 2019
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake struck at 10:33 a.m. Pacific time with the epicenter 7.5 miles southwest of Searles Valley at a depth of 6.6 miles.
The quake was felt as far south as Orange County and as far east as Las Vegas.
The earthquake was followed by dozens of aftershocks in the Ridgecrest and Searles Valley areas, measuring anywhere from magnitude 2.9 to 4.2.