Kern County said there are no major structural reports of any damage, but a couple of mobile homes were knocked off their foundation a little bit.The earthquake occurred about 20 miles southwest of Smith Valley, NV. A magnitude 6.0 (M6.0) earthquake struck Little Antelope Valley, California near the Nevada border on Jat 3:49pm local time (July 8 at 22:49 UTC). By Communications and Publishing July 8, 2021. He also requested a federal emergency declaration from President Trump. The USGS has up-to-date details on the Jevent. Governor Gavin Newsom will visit the area affected by the earthquakes.
The Red Cross said Saturday that 163 people are staying in shelters.There is a 27% chance for a magnitude 6 within the next week. According to data from the earthquakes, the probability for another magnitude 7 quake within the next week is 3%, according to Caltech Seismologist Doctor Egill Hauksson.Friday's earthquake was 11 times stronger than Thursday's 6.4-magnitude earthquake, which was also centered near Ridgecrest. A powerful magnitude 7.1 temblor rocked Southern California at 8:19 PT on July 5, 2019, just 34 hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the same region.