KGO ABC7 News 600PM July 14, 2024
There have been over 50 aftershocks since the first earthquake this morning. Some hitting a magnitude of up to 4. 0. A 6. 4 magnitude earthquake felt all over Southern California. Its the strongest recorded ear earthquake in the area since the 7. 1 quake in 1999. I think the main fault was rupturing down towards the southwest, which would have focused the energy towards ridge crest. Reporter Seismologist Lucy Jones described this as a strike slip quake which means two plates along the fault moved in opposite directions. The quake struck just after 10 30 local time in the Mojave Desert in ridge...