Full coverage: 2nd major quake in two days hits Southern California

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon at 5:42 p.m. Pacific time 16 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Scientist knew almost immediately that the Ridgecrest quakes were not on the San Andreas fault. But understanding how those temblors might impact the 730-mile monster capable of producing “The Big One” has been a vital.

More than 80,000 quakes have been recorded in the Ridgecrest area since July 4 — the aftermath from two of the biggest temblors to hit California in nearly a decade..

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported at 12:45 a.m. July 23, 10 miles from Ridgecrest.

New satellite photos show powerful changes on Earth’s surface from Ridgecrest earthquakes.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening at 8:59 p.m. near Ridgecrest, Calif.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 p.m. Pacific time seven miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two major earthquake faults, sparking concern.

It’s been more than a week since two of the largest earthquakes to hit Southern California in nearly two decades hit, and the aftershocks keep coming.

After complaints that the ShakeAlert app failed to warn users of the Ridgecrest quakes, officials will lower the notification threshold. But there are risks.

More than 30 homes have been red-tagged as uninhabitable and 51 were yellow-tagged due to serious damage in Trona and surrounding San Bernardino County communities following two large earthquakes last week, according to initial damage assessments by state and local officials.

Are you and your pet prepared for earthquakes or other emergency evacuations?

You’ve seen the images of sloshing pools, and scattered and smashed bottles in the stores of Ridgecrest, epicenter of the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years.

When the magnitude 7.1 earthquake ruptured the earth in the Mojave Desert, it packed the energy of 45 nuclear bombs of the type that fell on Hiroshima.

A magnitude 4.9 aftershock tumbled east of Ridgecrest, Calif., on Friday morning, according to the U.S.

Last week’s back-to-back earthquakes hit the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake with such violent force that they damaged the base’s elementary school and created the largest surface chasms caused by the recent temblors in Southern California’s high desert area, according to state officials.

Opal Goode turned 112 in June, about a month before the big earthquakes that still have this town rumbling.

Damage to Earth’s crust from the magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes that struck Southern California last week is visible in a kaleidoscopic satellite image released by NASA.

Last week’s twin major earthquakes caused only minor injuries near the epicenter in Ridgecrest, Calif.

After major temblors on July 4 and 5, structural engineers descended on Ridgecrest expecting to study destruction from the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years.

A 2.1 magnitude earthquake shook Redondo Beach on Tuesday night, rattling residents already weary from last week’s large temblors.

A Nevada man found pinned under his Jeep appears to have died after his vehicle fell off its jacks as a result of one of the Ridgecrest, Calif., earthquakes last week, authorities announced Tuesday evening.

Officials are warning California residents to be wary of scammers trying to take advantage of their earthquake anxiety.

Glenn Pomeroy, head of the California Earthquake Authority, spent the weekend in Ridgecrest, near the epicenter of Friday’s 7.1-magnitude quake and its day-earlier, 6.4-magnitude baby brother.

The Ridgecrest earthquakes didn’t cause any notable damage in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Aftershocks from the recent earthquakes near Ridgecrest, Calif., are decreasing in both frequency and magnitude, and seismologists say they expect the pattern to continue.

When two big earthquakes struck Ridgecrest, Calif., in the span of two days, several residents said they ran outside, looking for solace — and presumed safety — in open spaces.

I used to be scared of California because I was scared of earthquakes.

Grant Lockie was checking on the horses at the Ridgecrest Wild Horse and Burro Corrals on July 4 when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the ground.

The Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is closed after being damaged by back-to-back earthquakes around Ridgecrest, Calif.

The 7.1 earthquake that hit the Ridgecrest area last week was the largest in Southern California in 20 years.

On Friday night, Lucy Jones didn’t feel the earthquake.

Under the shade of a salt cedar tree, next to a shipping container and near a sign that said “Prayer Changes Things,” the Byrds of Trona had camped out overnight and planned to for the foreseeable future.

Lori Churchill, her friend Michelle Hewitt and neighbor James Combs were sitting under a tarp in a courtyard at the Trousdale Estates, a mobile home park in Ridgecrest, when Gov.

Hundreds of weary residents from Ridgecrest and surrounding communities packed a town hall meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss top concerns — including mental health, building inspections and access to basic services — in the aftermath of the area’s two recent big earthquakes.

The seismic one-two combo that hit Southern California last week left residents particularly unnerved because it robbed them of the single bit of solace that normally comes with a big quake: the sense that the worst is over.

After the earthquake hit Chuck Pryor’s Ridgecrest ranch home Friday night, sending wine glasses crashing to the floor, the lifelong Californian said he wasn’t going to budge.

Julie Pryor said she never could have predicted what happened to her during Thursday’s and Friday’s quakes.

As a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Friday night, residents took to social media to share videos of swimming pools spilling over and news anchors taking cover under their desk during a live television broadcast.

Southern California could experience another sizable earthquake over the next week, seismologists said Saturday.

Javaid Waseem, 45, his workers and volunteers had made real progress Friday night cleaning up the mess that a 6.4 earthquake had made at his convenience store in Ridgecrest.

Matt and Denise Warren sat on the curb in front of their home on West Dolphin Avenue as they petted Hallie, a 4-year old lab.

It was the news no one in Southern California wanted to hear.

Before sunrise Saturday, Ronnie Tolbert, 60, used a flashlight to make her way through the Trona home where she has lived for 32 years.

Friday’s 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest was among the most powerful quakes in California history.

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern California on Friday night tipped buildings off their foundations and left residents on edge but did not cause any fatalities or major injuries, officials said.

The odds that Southern California will experience another earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater in the next week are now nearly 11%, according to preliminary estimates from seismologists.

Patrick Schwarz was watching “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” in Los Angeles when his theater seat started shaking Friday night.

The small town of Trona, Calif., suffered more damage from Friday night’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake and was inaccessible because of rockslides, residents said.

Jeremiah Jones expected more shaking in Ridgecrest.

Midway through the fourth quarter of the New Orleans Pelicans-New York Knicks game, the arena began to sway, the ground rolling beneath those in the building.

Long before the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, Dodger Stadium began to shake.

Dodger Stadium started shaking in the bottom of the fourth inning Friday night.

Following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Southern California, Los Angeles will lower the notification threshold on its ShakeAlertLA app, alerting users when temblors of at least a 4.5 magnitude occur, the United States Geological Survey and Los Angeles city officials said Friday.

Bill Sturgeon sat alone at his kitchen table on Friday surveying the damage unleashed on his longtime home in Ridgecrest a day earlier by the largest earthquake to strike the region in years.

Does a good-size earthquake help relieve pent-up seismic stress?

The small, unincorporated Searles Valley community of Trona seemed relatively unshaken by the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked Southern California on Thursday afternoon, despite moderate damage to the town.

The tart smell of wine hit customers walking through the doors of the Minit Shop convenience store in Ridgecrest on Thursday afternoon.

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The Chambers family was in holiday mode when the shaking began.

The Chambers household was in holiday mode when the shaking began.

Barbara Butler, 90, was shopping in the Dollar Tree at China Lake and Ridgecrest boulevards in Ridgecrest when the shaking started.

The earthquake that rattled Southern California on Thursday morning — centered in the remote Searles Valley but felt as far away as Long Beach and Las Vegas — sent people scrambling for safety and for their smartphones.

The Fourth of July Ridgecrest earthquake measured 6.4 magnitude.

Seismologists said the 6.4 earthquake that struck Southern California likely broke ground near the epicenter but was far enough away not to do damage in the Los Angeles area.

Did the ShakeAlertLA system fail to provide an earthquake early warning?

The largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly two decades left residents near the epicenter in Ridgecrest and Kern County shaken.

The largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and ending a quiet period in the state’s seismic history.