Based on foreign news, at 8:19 pm local time on Friday (July 5), a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Southern California, the United States. The specific number of casualties has not yet been determined.
According to US media reports, citizens in the Los Angeles area felt "shaking that lasted for at least half a minute" when the earthquake occurred. The earthquake was also felt in places further away, such as the casino city of Las Vegas, and even neighboring Mexico.
The US media is live broadcasting "A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Southern California"
US earthquake Experts said that this should be the strongest earthquake that has occurred in Southern California in the past 20 years.
Previously, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in southern California, USA, at 10:00 local time on Thursday (4th). The epicenter was located 12 kilometers southwest of Searles Valley in California , with a focal depth of 10.7 kilometers.
Damage to local residents' homes after Thursday's 6.4-magnitude earthquake
Supermarket shelves were scattered all over the place after Thursday's 6.4-magnitude earthquake
After Thursday's 6.4-magnitude earthquake, Kern County Fire Chief David Witt revealed that 28,000 people were injured in the town of Crest near the source of the earthquake. Local rescue workers are also responding to various reports of small vegetation fires, gas leaks and road ruptures caused by the earthquake.
Another earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred locally at 4:07 a.m. local time on Friday (5th).
The earthquake caused accidents such as fires, gas leaks and road ruptures
Dr. Zachary Ross, assistant professor of geophysics at the California Institute of Technology, said that the number of aftershocks in the Southern California earthquake may be slightly higher than average. And Dr. Ross revealed that the aftershocks of an earthquake of this magnitude may continue for a relatively long period of time.
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