RIDGECREST, Calif. — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the desert city of Ridgecrest rattled homes hundreds of miles away in Los Angeles Wednesday evening according to the USGS.
Did you feel the M5.5 #earthquake about 11 miles south of Searles Valley just after 6:32 pm PT? The #ShakeAlert system issued a message and passed it along to our delivery partners. Let us know if you got an alert. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/WEHvldUOPe
— USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) June 4, 2020
The temblor was located 10 miles south of Searles Valley.
Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones described the quake is considered an aftershock following the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes.
Yes, an earthquake. A M5.5 at the very southern end of the 2019 Ridgecrest aftershock zone. This is a large late aftershock - do you remember that I said these are common?
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) June 4, 2020
The earthquake was felt as far away as San Diego.
Check back for more on this developing story.
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