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California’s governor declares state of emergency after two earthquakes

cde.news desk 7 July 2019, 07:00 · 1 min read

epa07699029 Firefighters put out an electrical fire, according to neighbors, in a house after the earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, USA, 06 July 2019. A second 7.1 earthquake located in the same area 11 miles from Ridgecrest and 150 miles North of Los Angeles shook Southern California on 05 July 2019. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and warned residents to be wary of new tremors on Saturday, after the southern part of the state was hit by a second significant earthquake in as many days.

Kern county’s fire chief, David Witt, said there were no known fatalities but damage had not been fully assessed.

“We do feel like there is damage but we don’t know the extent of it yet,” Witt said at a news conference, according to CNN. “Nobody was trapped, no major collapses that we know of, but we are out there searching.”

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A 7.1 earthquake rocked Southern California on Friday night. Multiple fires broke out after it struck 11 miles northeast of the city of Ridgecrest. This quake released 11 times more energy than Thursday’s 6.4 temblor.

Via The Guardian / CNN

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