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Operations to the highest level. cnn correspondents join us from southern california with the latest. let's 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 the first one. we felt it alongside the rest of the community here, people taking cover, people scre...

Coast. and short while ago, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt. i pause on that number. because it's just been updated. we had it as 6.9 the early read. that's been upgraded to 7.1. that tells you how much stronger it is compared to yesterday. 6.4. we're 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 is ongoing. we just got the explanation. i want to go to alex fields also in ridge crest. tell me...

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, it's pretty terrifying. and we really don't 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 been issued as a result of thursday's quake. that had helping to marshal resources into the area and ...

>> 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. i'm natalie allen. southern california went 20 years without a major earthquake. now, it's had two in two days. late friday, a 7.1 quake rocked the high desert north of los angeles, near the town of ridgecrest. that's 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 leaks. no deaths, though, have been reported and no serious injuries. more than 3,000 customers are...

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 everyone's attention in the restaurant. certainly when the 7.1 hit, that changed everything. it caused a lot of chaos. people were i think...