USGS: 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Ridgecrest, California

USGS: 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Ridgecrest, California
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Ridgecrest, California, on the afternoon of Aug. 22 USGS
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Ridgecrest, California, on the afternoon of Aug. 22—among thousands of aftershocks to hit the region.

The tremor hit at around 1:49 p.m. and had an epicenter within the Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake property in Inyo County, said the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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