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In fact, roughly over 100 mutual aid personnel have been dispatched in support of these various fires and the support of both trona and the town of ridgecrest. >> our correspondent alex field went through this 7.1 earthquake. shes in ridgecrest. we just heard the officials there talking about all of the support theyre bringing to that area, certainly needed. but mainly the support people need now is helping get through the night. and many are sleeping outside. not much that the officials can do ...

And it will probably be another day or so to hear how officials are weighing in on how prepared they are for the future. something that helps is the fact that the emergency declaration had already gone into effect as a result of the previous quake. that helps to get resources to the people even now. >> we appreciate your reporting. we know you went threw the quake and its quite terrifying. youre hanging with us, alex. thank you so much for helping us understand what people have experienced. sc...

Caused by this quake, well, officials still have to get their hands around that when the someone comes up. theyre operating largely in the dark with large swaths of power out. we know the key concern tonight is gas leaks and fire and also looking for damaged structures. no reports, flattened structures, but certainly theyre seeing cracks in the road and anything that come up overnight. really, its going to take daylight to see what exactly the damage is here, natalie. >> right. and we know the r...

People without power. >> 1,394. >> one of our reporters also filmed a house fire. i know that early concerns were about a mobile park in ridgecrest. is that something youve been able to address? >> yes. we worked that. we visited it today and were taking every measure we can to get the people situated and take care of this situation. were doing the best we can. and im -- >> what about the -- >> one more question, go ahead. >> what about the naval station? >> dont know anything about that. i had ...

Ridgecrest. lets start with alex field. alex? >> hi there, cyril. look, because this was an aftershock, there was already an emergency declaration in place that will certainly help to speed the resources to the area that are needed, that will help to get people essentially the services that they could need right now. you just heard in that interview them touching on the fact it is dark here and the power is out. that will absolutely complicate the effort to make sure everyone is safe and secure ...

Operations to the highest level. cnn correspondents join us from southern california with the latest. lets start with alex field in ridgecrest. alex? >> cyril, it is going to be a long night for people here in ridgecrest. the power is out. it is dark. there is not a clear handle right now on how much damage was done, but certainly the people throughout this community lived through a terrifying number of seconds as that second tremor struck. it was, of course, as you say much more powerful than t...

Coast. and short while ago, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt. i pause on that number. because its just been updated. we had it as 6.9 the early read. thats been upgraded to 7.1. that tells you how much stronger it is compared to yesterday. 6.4. were realizing that yesterday was a fore shock. with today seemingly being the main thing. they are not ruling out there maybe a stronger quake to come. in the even today could end up being the fore shock to something else. an earthquake sequence that ...

For somebody who experienced it. you know, you hear this described all the time. you hear people talk about the rattling and the noise and the comparison to a train. but to really feel that violent shaking, its pretty terrifying. and we really dont know the extent of injuries, how many people are injured, but again, not hearing about fatalities at this point. one thing we know that has been really critical in terms to the response to this is the fact that an emergency declaration had already bee...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, we appreciate you joining us. im natalie allen. southern california went 20 years without a major earthquake. now, its had two in two days. late friday, a 7.1 quake rocked the high desert north of los angeles, near the town of ridgecrest. thats the same place hit by a 6.4 tremor the day before. damage is significant, including gas leaks and house fires caused by those gas le...

Who had been through things like this until we felt it here ourselves. and really, you sort of walk around for a period after that with a little sense of shock, i think. it certainly magnifies every little tremor you feel beneath your feet now, cyril. >> quickly, alex, how would you characterize the demeanor, the reaction, the feeling of people in ridgecrest? >> when the 7.1 hit, a few minutes before that we had an aftershock that was sizable, enough to get everyones attention in the restaurant....