California Quake: Map shows more than 245 aftershocks since 6.4 quake hit Ridgecrest

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Friday, July 5, 2019
Map shows hundreds of aftershocks from SoCal quake
The quakes keep coming! Hundreds of aftershocks were felt in Southern California since a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled the region.

LOS ANGELES -- Thursday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake was centered near Ridgecrest, a remote area of Kern County more than 100 miles from Los Angeles.



This map shows more than 245 aftershocks as Friday morning, ranging from 2.5 to 5.4.



The magnitude 5.4 quake, which hit Friday at 4:07 a.m., is the strongest one to rattle the region. It was followed by at least 36 more aftershocks as of 8:46am.



Thursday's 6.4 magnitude quake, centered southwest of Searles Valley in San Bernardino County, is the largest one to hit the region since 1999, according to the USGS.



It was felt as far south as Long Beach and as far north as Fresno and east to Las Vegas.



This Friday, July 5, 2019 image shows a map of where hundreds of aftershocks occurred following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Southern California on Thursday.
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